National United We Ride Dialogue

Many of you have received information about a national dialogue to develop ideas for transportation access for people with disabilities, older adults, and people with disabilities.  This is an important opportunity to give input to the Coordinating Council on Access and Mobility, the federal committee comprised of all the agencies that provide funding for transportation.  Questions have arisen regarding how to use the site and what will be done with the information gathered.  

This is not a listening session where you are asked to respond to specific questions, but an opportunity to give the CCAM your thoughts in writing regarding the future direction of the CCAM and could include suggestions on reauthorization.  You can go to the site as many times as you wish, whenever you wish, within the two week period it is open.  Two or three times is suggested since you can give your written recommendations, look for a response, and provide any clarification or additional comments you wish.  The site will be monitored by a committee of transit experts in Washington DC, responses collated, and a report given to CCAM.  Please consider giving your ideas on the needs as you see it to help improve transportation coordination. 

Here are details of how to participate between November 2 – 13:
 
The Federal Interagency Coordinating Council on Access and Mobility (CCAM) invites you to participate in the United We Ride National Dialogue.
You are invited – no, urged – to please join a Federal Government Online Outreach Effort to Develop New Ideas in Transportation Access for People with Disabilities, Older Adults and Persons of Limited Income!

Do you have suggestions and ideas that you would like to share with national leaders that can assist communities to increase access to affordable and reliable transportation services for people with disabilities, older adults, and people with limited incomes?

If so, please register to participate in an upcoming national online dialogue with representatives of the federal government, state and community leaders! For more information, and to register, visit the Dialogue website at www.UWRdialogue.org

The Federal Interagency Coordinating Council on Access and Mobility (CCAM) invites you to participate in the United We Ride National Dialogue. This groundbreaking, web-based interactive dialogue is designed to allow a broader range of opinions and ideas to inform future policies, the CCAM Strategic Plan and to strengthen the CCAM's relationship with is vast array of partners and stakeholders, including state, local, and tribal governments, transportation agencies, human service agencies, healthcare providers, employment specialists, educators, and consumers.

In order to capture this critical feedback, the CCAM is seeking your participation in a 2 week long, web-based dialogue that will begin on November 2nd and end on November 13th. This dialogue will allow participants to submit, comment, and rate ideas interactively on how to increase access to affordable and reliable transportation services for people with disabilities, older adults, and people with limited incomes. Your invaluable participation will directly inform the work of the CCAM on future policy decisions and the Strategic Plan. 

This dialogue is being organized by the National Academy of Public Administration and Easter Seals, in partnership with the National Resource Center for Human Service Transportation Coordination, the Federal Transit Administration, and the Office of Disability Employment Policy.