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Training our office conducted. Joanna will now go into further detail about some of the Technical Assistance that our office provided. Good afternoon, councilmembers, cochairs. So at the end of each directors report they try to highlight a teaching moment for you about a little known fact about ada. So this month, one of the little known facts that was something that i emphasized in my training and also to the city departments is that benefits in Effective Communication dont just apply to a specific person with a disability or a can ustomer, but also to the individuals associated with that can...

Back in 2012, we began the process by asking can an can you customers about what they liked and didnt like about the cars and asked them to include what they have seen in their travels elsewhere that we can consider emulating. We used that information in our process in 2012. We began working with the bart advisory committee. The bart Accessibility Task force. We worked with them to think in particular about the accessible features of the new train cars and you will see in the slides that follow that there are quite a few features that have been added to the new train cars that are testament to...

Comprised with the federal registry dimensions. I believe they are 32 x 48. It has some extra room beyond that. Does that answer your question . Im thinking about other times of the day also especially in the rush hours . We will have about 10 percent more standing room per car. So i think in general, well be better off having more cars and that will make a big difference. Thank you. Now, i just have a few quick questions. Then well go to a break and then well come back. We will hear from the staff and go directly to Public Comment. Thank you for being patient with the crowd. This is a very im...

20, 2014, from 1 00 p. M. To 4 00 p. M. Here at San Francisco city hall in room 400. Please call the mayors Disability Office on disability for further information or request accommodations at 4155546789 voice or 4155546799 tty. A reminder to all of our guest today to speak slowly into the microphone to assist our captioner and interpreters. We thank you for joining us. Thank you councilmember wong. Now we proceed with roll call. Cochair chip supanich, present, cochair derek zarda, present. Councilmember at tatiana kostanian, absent. Councilmember star laura, absent. Councilmember denise, pres...

Contrast the color strip to the pole to provide greater visibility for lower vision individuals. Slide 8 talks about a few other major improvements on the new train cars. First of all, i talked already about having more doors. Thats going to make getting on and off the train faster and easier and take away for some people that feeling of panic that the doors may close before you have an opportunity to exit. Its going to have a secondary effect of reducing the volume of people going through each door by about a third. I think thats going to be very helpful for people with disabilities as well a...