U.S. Access Board’s Advisory Committee on Rail Vehicles to Hold First Meeting - Nov. 13 &14, 2013

United States Access Board

The Rail Vehicles Access Advisory Committee, which the Board organized in 2013, will develop consensus recommendations for the Board’s use in updating sections of the guidelines that cover vehicles of fixed guideway systems, including rapid, light, commuter, intercity, and high speed rail.

The Access Board's Rail Vehicles Access Advisory Committee will hold its first meeting November 13 and 14 in Washington, D.C. The Board organized this committee in May to assist the Board in reviewing and updating its Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Accessibility Guidelines for Transportation Vehicles. The committee will develop recommendations on updates to sections of the guidelines covering transportation vehicles that operate on fixed guideway systems, including rapid, light, commuter, intercity, and high speed rail. This meeting was originally scheduled for mid-October but was postponed due to the federal government shutdown.

The agenda for the meeting includes:

• initial remarks and introduction of committee members
• consideration of the committee's charter and operating procedures
• discussion of administrative issues (including dates of future committee meetings and consideration of adding additional committee members)
• discussion of issues for potential consideration by the committee.

Committee meetings are open to the public, and interested persons can attend and communicate their views on issues of interest during designated public comment periods on each day of the meeting. Organizations or persons not on the committee may also have the opportunity to participate in any subcommittees formed by the committee.

For further information, visit the Board's website or contact Paul Beatty at rvaac@access-board.gov, (202) 272-0012 (v), or (202) 272-0072 (TTY).

Rail Vehicles Access Advisory Committee Meeting
November 13 (10:00 – 5:00) and November 14 (9:00 – 3:00)
Access Board Conference Center
1331 F Street, NW, Suite 800
Washington, D.C.

 Note: An assistive listening system, Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART), and sign language interpreters will be provided. Call-in information and a CART web streaming link will be posted on the Access Board’s Rail Vehicles Access Advisory Committee website page at www.access-board.gov/rvaac. For the comfort of all participants and to promote a fragrance-free environment, attendees are requested not to use perfume, cologne, or other fragrances.

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