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-Summary:
The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) needs your help and expertise to identify user needs and challenges faced by travelers with disabilities to develop transformative technology solutions.
What is ATTRI?
- The USDOT’s Accessible Transportation Technologies Research Initiative (ATTRI) conducts research to improve the mobility of travelers with disabilities through the use of intelligent transportation system (ITS) and other advanced technologies.
- ATTRI is a USDOT joint program and research initiative co-led by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and Federal Transit Administration (FTA), with support from the Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Joint Program Office, and other federal agencies.
- ATTRI’s mission is to enhance mobility of travelers with disabilities by providing the capability to reliably, safely and independently plan and execute travel. ATTRI will develop transformative technological solutions removing barriers to transportation arising from a range of disability types; visual, hearing, cognitive, and mobility.
Learning Objectives:
The webinar will be interactive and will walk participants through a number of scenarios to gather responses and feedback.
Cost:
FREE
Instructors:
The webinar will be interactive and will walk participants through a number of scenarios to gather responses and feedback.
Target Audience:
The target audience is older adults, caregivers, advocates, transportation system managers, state, local and federal government officials, academia, and any other individuals involved with technology and mobility needs for older adults.
Event Type:
Webinar
Organizational Capability Element:
Planning
Evaluation of Operations Strategies
Education, Training & Professional Activities
Public safety agency collaboration
Operations Area of Practice:
Bicycles and Pedestrians
Risk Management
Planning for Operations
Livability / Environmental Sustainability
Adaptation / Resiliency of the Transportation Network
Role in Organization:
Public
Senior Engineer
Researcher/Academic
Principal Engineer
Manager / First Line Supervisor
Director / Program Manager
Technician
Engineer
Operator
Senior Manager
Public Safety Officer
Transit Professional
Associate Engineer
Media / PIO