- August 6, 2007 International Conference on Aging, Disability and Independence (ICADI), Hilton, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA February 20-23, 2008
Call for Presentations: Deadline September 1, 2007
ICADI is attended by practitioners, researchers, business leaders, consumers and policy makers to focus on independence-related issues of aging. Submissions will be accepted in the following categories: Livable Homes and Communities, Assistive Devices, Work and Aging, Transportation, Telehealth, Injury Prevention, Robotics, and Smart Homes.
Submit a proposal for a Lecture, Symposia, Poster, or Technology Demonstration. Information and submission are online at www.icadi.phhp.ufl.edu.
- August 19, 2006Second Call for Abstracts for Festival of International Conferences on Caregiving, Disability, Ageing and Technology (FICCDAT) Toronto, Canada, June 2007
You are invited to participate in FICCDAT, the Festival of International Conferences on Caregiving, Disability, Aging and Technology, a global festival for businesses, researchers, policy-makers, practitioners, caregivers, seniors and persons with disabilities. You are invited to submit a 250 word abstract of a paper or poster on-line at www.ficcdat.ca. You can submit as many papers to as many of the conferences as you choose with the knowledge that you will only be required to register in one conference to be allowed to present in all.
Deadline for submission November 6, 2006
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- August 19, 2006 From US Transportation Research Board: PEDESTRIAN ACCESS TO ROUNDABOUTS: ASSESSMENT OF MOTORISTS' YIELDING TOVISUALLY IMPAIRED PEDESTRIANS AND POTENTIAL TREATMENTS TO IMPROVE ACCESS
The U.S. Federal Highway Administration has released a report thatexplores double-lane roundabout accessibility issues for visuallyimpaired pedestrians. The report examines the feasibility of a pavementtreatment to alert blind pedestrians when vehicles have yielded to them.The report also reviews drivers' yielding behaviors at a two-laneroundabout.
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- August 19, 2006 From US Transportation Research Board: ACCESS TO AIR TRAVEL FOR DISABLED PEOPLE: 2005 MONITORING STUDY
The U.K. Department for Transport has released a report that examineshow well the U.K. aviation industry is complying with therecommendations contained in the Department's voluntary Code of PracticeAccess to Air Travel for Disabled People
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- April 22, 2006 A new paper on assessment of low floor transit bus g forces on rear-facing wheelchair securment systems prepared by ICAT president Uwe Rutenberg, Randolph Baerg, Micheal MacNabb, Alan K. Little and Brendon Hemily is available for download.
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- March 24, 2006 Photo of ICAT Board Annual General Meeting, Washington DC, January, 2006
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- February 3, 2006 From US Transportation Research Board: MEETING THE EMPLOYMENT TRANSPORTATION NEEDS OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IN NEW JERSEY
The Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center (VTC) at Rutgers and New Jersey Transit have released a report that identifies and documents transportation barriers to work for people with disabilities and makes recommendations related to addressing the identified barriers. The goal of the report is to enhance transportation services for people with disabilities in a variety of settings throughout the state.
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- February 3, 2006 U.K. DISABLED PERSONS TRANSPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE ANNUAL REPORT 2004-2005
The United Kingdom's Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee has released its annual report. The committee provides independent advice to the Secretary of State for Transport on the transport needs of disabled people. During the past year, the committee made recommendations in support of the Disability Discrimination Act of 2005, which includes a requirement for all rail vehicles to be accessible by 2020. Together with the charity Tripscope the transport travel information charity for disabled people⤲the committee launched the Door-to-Door Website, which advises disabled people on every aspect of planning and making journeys. The committee also created lesson plans for primary school design and technology teachers on how to teach the principles of accessible design as part of the National Curriculum.
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- January 27, 2006 From US Transportation Research Board: GSA ADOPTS NEW ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS UNDER THE BARRIERS ACT
The General Services Administration (GSA) has adopted new accessibility standards for federally funded facilities based on updated guidelines the U.S. Access Board issued in 2004. The adopted standards will apply to a wide range of new or altered buildings under the Architectural Barriers Act (ABA), which ensures access to facilities designed, built, altered, or leased with federal money. The standards will take effect in six months and will replace the existing standards, known as the Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards.
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- December 02, 2005 Exclusive to Members: PEDESTRIAN MOBILITY AND SAFETY: A KEY TO INDEPENDENCE FOR OLDER PEOPLE by Dr. C.G.B. (Kit) Mitchell (Adobe pdf format)
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- November 10, 2005 From US Transportation Research Board: IMPROVING SAFE MOBILITY FOR OLDER AMERICANS
TRB's Conference Proceedings on the Web 2, Safe Mobility for Older Americans: Report of the Committee for the Conference on Transportation in an Aging Society summarizes research accomplishments made during the past decade related to the mobility of older Americans. The report also includes recommendations for policy makers, the research community, government agencies, older persons and their caregivers, the private sector, and other stakeholders to improve older adult safety and mobility and to spur research in needed areas. TRB Conference Proceedings 27: Transportation in an Aging Society: A Decade of Experience (2004) is a companion document to the report.
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- October 28, 2005 From US Transportation Research Board: IMPROVING THE SAFETY OF OLDER ROAD USERS
TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 348: Improving the Safety of Older Road Users examines programs and policies in place across the country to improve the safety and mobility of older road users. The report documents a range of strategies and related programs under way in roadway engineering, driver licensing, public information and education, and enforcement and adjudication.
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- October 28, 2005 From US Transportation Research Board: PRACTICES IN NO-SHOW AND LATE CANCELLATION POLICIES FOR ADA PARATRANSIT
TRB's Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Synthesis 60: Practices in No-Show and Late Cancellation Policies for ADA Paratransit examines current and innovative practices of U.S. transit agencies in the development and implementation of passenger no-show and late cancellation policies for paratransit programs operated under the regulatory requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA). The report reviews the administration, community response, and effectiveness of policies in small, medium, and large transit agencies. The report addresses policies as a way to improve system productivity, efficiency, and capacity, and as a means to better service riders with disabilities who may experience difficulties with the advance reservation aspect of most ADA complementary paratransit operations.
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- September 30, 2005
International Conference on Aging, Disability and Independence (ICADI) Upcoming Deadlines Deadlines
- End of Early Conference Registration: November 30, 2005
- Hotel Conference Rate ($110 USD) Expires: December 15, 2005
- Pre-Conference Intensives: February 1, 2006
- Conference Dates: February 2 - 4, 2006
- August 25, 2005 Graduate Student Scholarships Available for the International Conference on Aging, Disability and Independence (ICADI)
Click on the link to access the conference website www.icadi.phhp.ufl.edu Go to the Scholarships section for more information on Scholarships available.
- July 14, 2005 From the Detroit Free Press: GPS Devices to Help Guide the Way for Blind People
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- July 14, 2005 From US Transportation Research Board: OLDER ROAD USERS: FROM DRIVING CESSATION TO SAFE TRANSPORTATION
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has released a report that investigates the process and outcomes of driving cessation for older people. The report suggests resources designed to assist in the transition from driving cessation to safe transportation.
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- July 14, 2005 From US Transportation Research Board: THE CURRENT STATE OF TRANSPORTATION FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
The National Council on Disability (NCD) has released a report that highlights best practices and successful initiatives that can serve as models for other communities to enhance transportation and mobility for people with disabilities. This report also includes a variety of recommendations for service improvements and for additional research designed to lead to greater options for the 6 million Americans with disabilities who rely on accessible transportation options to live independent and productive lives. The report is designed as a resource for individuals with disabilities, transportation professionals, and lawmakers working to improve access to transportation and mobility for people with disabilities.
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- July 14, 2005 From US Transportation Research Board: MEETING THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
The U.S. Government Accountability Office has released a report designed to help policy makers better understand the extent of support provided by federal programs to people with disabilities and to assist policy makers in determining how these programs could be better aligned to more effectively meet the needs of individuals with disabilities in the 21st century. The report identifies the wide array of federal programs that serve people with disabilities, and the major challenges these federal programs face in the 21st century.
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- June 05, 2005 From US Transportation Research Board: U.K. STRATEGY ECONOMICS AND MOBILITY RESEARCH PROGRAMME: SUMMARY OF PLANNED RESEARCH
The U.K. Department for Transport has released a summary of the research projects it hopes to commission as part of its Strategy Economics and Mobility Research Programme during the next 12 to 18 months.Y´ Areas of focus for the research include cross-cutting issues -- economic modeling, social research, appraisal and evaluation; social inclusion -- mobility and accessibility; and transport direct customer information systems.
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- June 05, 2005 From US Transportation Research Board: U.K. REGIONAL AND LOCAL TRANSPORT POLICY: SUMMARY OF PLANNED RESEARCH 2005-2006
The U.K. Department for Transport has released a summary of the research projects it hopes to commission in the area of regional and local transport policy during the next 12 to 18 months.Y´ Areas of focus for the research include improving public transport; social inclusion--mobility and access; reducing congestion; and asset use.
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- May 15, 2005 From US Transportation Research Board: ASSESSING RESPONSIBILITY FOR OLDER DRIVERS' CRASHES
An Austroads research report examines patterns in crash responsibility for older drivers by analyzing national fatality data, and insurance and crash records. Y´According to the report, older drivers involved in crashes are about 1.5 times more likely to be judged responsible the crashes than those in other age groups. The report also concluded that older drivers1§ô additional crash responsibility, while valuable in explaining 1§òwhat went wrong1§ô in crashes, makes only a small contribution to the overall road fatality rate.
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- May 8, 2005 From US Transportation Research Board: SAFE MOBILITY AT ANY AGE POLICY FORUM SERIES: DRAFT FINAL REPORT
The Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, has released a report that examines best practices and model programs related to safe mobility for older drivers.Y´ The report is designed to engage policy makers and practitioners in the fields of transportation, health and senior services, and law enforcement in a dialogue regarding policies and initiatives that should be undertaken in New Jersey to address this issue.
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- May 8, 2005 ASK-IT: Ambient Intelligence System of Agents for Knowledge-based and Integrated Services for Mobility Impaired users
The ASK-IT integrated project aims at establish Ambient Intelligence (AmI) in semantic web enabled services, to support and promote the mobility of Mobility Impaired people, enabling the provision of personalised, self-configurable, intuitive and context-related applications and services and facilitating knowledge and content organisation and processing
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- May 8, 2005From US Transportation Research Board: JOYSTICK-CONTROLLED DRIVING FOR DRIVERS WITH DISABILITIES: A DRIVING SIMULATOR EXPERIMENT
The Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI) has released a report that examines alternative joystick driving control designs and methods that could be used to evaluate how well the vehicle adaptations compensate for particular disabilities.
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- Feb 11, 2005 From US Transportation Research Board: ANNUAL MEETING COMPENDIUM OF PAPERS CD-ROM NOW FOR SALE
Copies of the 2005 TRB 84th Annual Meeting Compendium of Papers CD-ROM areavailable for purchase for $60.Y´ Sales of the CD-ROM are for a limited timeonly.Y´ Many of the papers included in the CD will be published as part ofthe 2005 Transportation Research Record: Journal of the TransportationResearch Board (TRR Journal) series.Y´ The 2005 TRR Journal series willinclude approximately 40 volumes that will consist of collections of paperson specific transportation modes and subject areas.
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- Feb 11, 2005 From US Transportation Research Board: EUROPEAN ROAD TRANSPORT STRATEGIC RESEARCH AGENDA
The European Community Research and Development Information Service(CORDIS) reports that the European Road Transport Research Advisory Councilhas presented its strategic transportation research agenda to the EuropeanCommission. The agenda recommends enhancing mobility, safety and security,the environment, and the design of a competitive production system as theprincipal priorities for future research.
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- Feb 11, 2005 From US Transportation Research Board: VISION FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORT IN EUROPE
VOYAGER, an activity of the European transport research program designed togather practitionerís input on current and future public transportationresearch needs, has released its final report. The report offers a visionand recommendations for the implementation of attractive, clean, safe,accessible, effective, efficient, and financially feasible European localand regional public transport systems. VOYAGER was created by the EuropeanCommissionís Directorate General for Transport and Energy, Clean TransportUnit, and is led by an international team of public transportorganizations, local authorities, research centers, and transportconsultants.
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- Feb 4, 2005 Exclusive to Members: Power Point Presentations from the TRB Roundtable on Accessible Transport in the Developing World (Adobe pdf format)
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- Jan 20, 2005 Transportation Research Board Committee on the Safe Mobility of Older Persons
The powerpoint presentations from the Committee-sponsored Transportation Listening Session for the White House Conference on Aging are now on the committee's website.
To view the presentations click on the link http://www.eyes.uab.edu/safemobility/listeningsession.html
- Jan 20, 2005 New Geographic Information Center
To foster a better understanding of the many uses of geographic information - from urban planning to safe navigation to disaster relief - the National Academies has launched the Geographic Information Center, a website that organizes the Academies' body of work on the subject. More people are using geographic information as it becomes more available and easier to use, and as new ways to use it are found and shared. The new website provides updates on the latest National Academies projects, reports, and events on geographic information topics, and also features case studies and other highlights of reports.
To access the Geographic Information Center click on the link http://gi.nationalacademies.org
- Jan 20, 2005 From US Transportation Research Board: EFFECTS OF PRACTICE ON INTERFERENCE FROM AN AUDITORY TASK WHILE DRIVING: ASIMULATION STUDY
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has released a reportthat examines repeated experiences of cell phone use during simulateddriving.Y´ According to the report, the harmful effects of conversing on thephone are very real initially, but may not be as severe with continuedpractice at the dual task, especially for young or middle-age drivers.
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- Jan 20, 2005 From US Transportation Research Board: BRT NEWSLANE: NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2004
The latest issue of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) newsLane newsletter is nowavailable. The BRT newsLane is funded by the Federal Transit Administrationand is designed to update BRT communities, industrial partners, busmanufacturers, and stakeholders on important BRT activities taking place inthe United States and abroad.
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- Jan 20, 2005 Call for Papers: Journal of Infrastructure Systems
The Journal of Infrastructure Systems is organizing a special issue focusing on Infrastructure Planning, Operations and Management for Big Events. Researchers are invited to submit by May 1, 2005 scholarly papers for consideration for publication in this issue.
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- Jan 20, 2005 From US Transportation Research Board: FOSTERING SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF SUSTAINABLE URBAN TRAVEL POLICIES:WORKSHOP RESULTS
A European Conference of Ministers of Transport (ECMT) and U.S. Departmentof Transportation workshop on November 5-7, 2003, in Washington, D.C.,focused on how countries are bridging the gap between the identificationand implementation of effective sustainable urban travel options.Presentations from the workshop are now available on the ECMT Website.
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- Jan 20, 2005 From US Transportation Research Board: IMPACT OF LEFT-TURN PHASING ON OLDER AND YOUNGER DRIVERS AT HIGH-SPEEDSIGNALIZED INTERSECTIONS
The Center for Transportation Research and Education at Iowa StateUniversity has released a report that evaluated the impact of differenttypes of left-turn phasing on older and younger drivers at high-speedsignalized intersections in Iowa.
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- Jan 20, 2005 From US Transportation Research Board: SUMMARY OF FHWA PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE RESEARCH AND PROGRAM ACTIVITIES
The U.S. Federal Highway Administration has produced a summary of researchand program activities it is engaged in related to pedestrians andbicycles. The Web-based document highlights ongoing major research andsafety activities, future planned projects, and recently completed reports.
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- Jan 20, 2005 From US Transportation Research Board: FY 2005 HIGHWAY SYNTHESIS TOPICS - RECOMMENDATIONS REQUESTED BY JANUARY 31,2005
The National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) is solicitingideas on candidate topics for the FY 2005 Synthesis Program. The SynthesisProgram reports on various practices and is designed to produce acompendium of the best knowledge available on those practices found to bethe most successful in resolving specific problems.
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- Jan 20, 2005 From US Transportation Research Board: TCRP PROBLEM STATEMENTS FOR FY 2006 - SUBMITTALS DUE JUNE 15, 2005
Research problem statements for the FY 2006 Transit Cooperative ResearchProgram (TCRP) are due June 15, 2005. If you have submitted a researchproblem statement in a previous year that was not selected, but is still arelevant transit research topic, please feel free to resubmit the problemstatement for consideration. There are many good research topics that arenot selected each year simply due to the level of funding available.Research problem statements must be resubmitted each year to receivefurther consideration. Submitting a research problem statement is easy.So, if you have any potential research topics, we would welcome yoursubmission. New projects will be selected in October 2005.
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- From US Transportation Research Board: STRATEGIES TO INCREASE COORDINATION OF TRANSPORTATION SERVICES FOR THE TRANSPORTATION DISADVANTAGED
TRB Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Report 105: Strategies toIncrease Coordination of Transportation Services for the TransportationDisadvantaged examines strategies for initiating or improving coordinationof local and regional publicly funded transportation services for thetransportation disadvantaged.
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- From US Transportation Research Board: RESEARCH ON WOMEN'S ISSUES IN TRANSPORTATION CONFERENCE: A TRB E-SESSION
View and listen to presentations given at the Research on Women's Issues inTransportation Conference held on November 18-20, 2004, in Chicago,Illinois, which reviewed the state of the art in a variety of areas relatedto women's travel patterns, needs, and behavior. The conference wasdesigned to identify additional research and data needed to help shapepolicies on mobility, security, and safety as they relate to women.
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- From US Transportation Research Board: CANADIAN TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH GATEWAY
Transport Canada has updated the Canadian Transportation Research Gateway,a collection of Web resources on transportation research in Canada. It isdesigned to provide a single gateway to evaluated Websites for researchers,students, government, and industry.
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- From US Transportation Research Board: IMPROVING ACCESS TO PUBLIC TRANSPORT
The European Conference of Ministers of Transport (ECMT) and the International Association of Public Transport (UITP) have released a report that examines how public authorities and transport operators can work together to improve urban public transport vehicles, systems, and associated infrastructure to enhance access for people with mobility difficulties and for all clients of the transport system.
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- ICAT Board Member Organizes Pre-Conference Intensive Session on the Inclusive Design of Accessible Transportation at International Conference on Universal Design, December 8-12 2004
Tom Rickert, Executive Director of Access Exchange International and ICAT Board Member will be organizing an full day, intensive pre-conference sessions at the International Conference on Universal Design: Designing for the 21st Century III (D21), in Rio De Janeiro. The Goal of this workshop is to provide needed tools to promoters, planners, regulators, and implementers of inclusive public transport. Sessions will focus on lessons learned about policy and normative frameworks and implementation issues across a spectrum of modes.
For more information on this event, visit the D21 website at http://www.designfor21st.org
- ICAT principal collaborator at International Conference on Well Ageing, October 3 to 5, 2004, Montreal, Canada.
The International Conference, Toward a New Perspective: From Ageing to Ageing Well, the first international conference to address the issue of the new generation of ageing persons was deemed a great success. ICAT was an active collaborator in this event, as member of the Scientific Committee and by chairing the Abstract Review Subcommittee on "Creating a Stimulating Social and Physical Environment". ICAT Secretary General Mrs. Ling Suen also participated at the conference by chairing the panel session on "Creating a Stimulating Social and Physical Environment". ICAT member Harry P. Wolfe co-authored and presented a paper with Mrs. Suen on "Enhancing Access to Airports by Older Adults".
For more information on this event, and to download the Official Program and Booklet of Abstracts visit the conference website at www.geronto.org
- ICAT authors receive TRANSED 2004 Award for Best Paper, Hamamatsu-Japan
On May 26, 2004, The Scientific Committee for the 10th International Conference on Mobility and Transport for Elderly and Disabled People, TRANSED 2004, granted the award for the best paper to ICAT Secretary General Mrs. S Ling Suen and ICAT Researcher Mr. Daniel Blais. The paper, entitled "Universal Transportation: Strategies for Success", discusses the notion of success for a universally accessible transportation system from the perspective of the main stakeholders, the travellers, the transportation providers and the decision makers. A framework on winning micro and macro strategies is proposed to achieve the goal of transportation accessibility.
- Photo from Montreal Area and Executive Committee reception of International Organizations
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