Disability Advocacy at the Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting
ACB Advocacy Update
English - February 23, 2023 22:53 - 40 minutes - 37.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsGovernment Business Non-Profit acb blindness advocacy news Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Learn more about the Transportation Research Board at Transportation Research Board | National Academies
On this episode of the ACB Advocacy Update, Swatha is joined by Sarah Malaier (Senior Advisor for Public Policy and Research at the American Foundation for the Blind) and Chris Bell (ACB Board Member) to recap their experiences at the Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, an annual policy and research conference focused on transportation and infrastructure. Swatha, Chris, and Sarah attended on behalf of ACB and AFB to advocate and influence policy and research on behalf of individuals with disabilities with regard to transportation and infrastructure. They discuss takeaways, impressions, and the importance of attending and participating in TRB in this capacity.
To learn more about AFB: @AFB1921 on Twitter, and the American Foundation for the Blind on LinkedIn and Facebook. Research reports are available at www.AFB.org
To learn more about ACB’s Transportation and Pedestrian Environment Access Committees: Transportation Committee | American Council of the Blind (acb.org) and Pedestrian Environmental Access Committee | American Council of the Blind (acb.org)
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