by Alice Richhart and Ron Brooks
In the last issue of the Forum, we announced ACB’s new Transportation Task Force, of which we’re co-chairpersons. The task force seeks to develop strategies which ACB and its members can use to improve transportation access and accessibility.
To begin this process, the task force has developed a survey, and we’re writing to invite you to complete it. The survey is designed to determine what types of transportation services are available to blind and visually impaired people in their communities, to find out how people use these services, and to measure how people feel about service cost and quality. Once we have this information, we will be better able to incorporate the needs and concerns of ACB members within our work.
How You Can Help
Please take a few minutes to complete our survey. For your convenience, we have created several ways you can do so.
- Go to ACB’s web site (http://www.acb.org) and fill out the on-line survey.
- Contact one of the task force members (using the information at the end of this article) to assist you in completing the survey by phone. (Task force members can return calls to help you avoid incurring long distance phone charges.)
- Contact your state or special-interest affiliate president for a copy of the survey in large print, braille or on computer diskette.
The deadline for completing all surveys is January 31, 2003. At that time, we will compile survey results in order to make a report at the 2003 ACB midyear meeting in Pittsburgh. Then, we will develop a position paper on transportation, which will be considered for adoption at the ACB 2003 convention.
Contact Information for Task Force Members
Ron Brooks
e-mail: [email protected]
Lynne Koral
e-mail: [email protected]
Gayle Krause
e-mail: [email protected]
Alice Richhart
e-mail: [email protected]
Donna Smith
e-mail: [email protected]
Contact the ACB national office for help arranging communication by phone.