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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><em><b><i><font size="3" color="red" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:red;font-weight:bold">Please forward to other people you think may be interested in this
training opportunity:</span></font></i></b></em><font color="red" face="Arial"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:red"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<font size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial">ODOT is sponsoring “<font color="black"><span style="color:black">Public Right-of-Way Accessibility</span></font>.”
<font color="blue"><span style="color:blue"> </span></font><font color="black"><span style="color:black">This training enhances participant knowledge of pedestrian accessibility and the US Access Board's proposed Public Right of Way Accessibility Guidelines
(PROWAG) and how they affect the way facilities are designed, constructed, and inspected.<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></font></p>
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<font size="3" color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black">This training is for the person who has previous knowledge and experience in designing, constructing, and inspecting
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">ADA</st1:City></st1:place> accessible street and sidewalk facilities on public right-of-way. (If you are looking for a basic course in designing accessible pedestrian facilities, Initiative for Bicycle & Pedestrian
Innovation is offering this training through <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Portland</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">State</st1:PlaceType> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>. Click on the following link for information about that training:
<a href="http://www.ibpi.usp.pdx.edu/media/2012AccessibilityWorkshopFINAL.pdf">http://www.ibpi.usp.pdx.edu/media/2012AccessibilityWorkshopFINAL.pdf</a> )<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<font size="3" color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black">The instructor for this event is Melissa Anderson, P.E.
</span></font><font face="Arial"><span style="font-family:Arial">Melissa is a Transportation Engineer with the US Access Board. She has over 17 years of experience in transportation planning and engineering for city and state governments. Melissa assists
in the Board’s development of guidelines for accessible public rights-of-way and updates its
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">ADA</st1:City></st1:place> guidelines for transportation vehicles. She provides technical assistance and training to the public on accessibility in transportation and pedestrian network systems.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt"><font size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial">The event is scheduled for October 3<sup>rd</sup>.
<font color="blue"><span style="color:blue"> </span></font>Hours are 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. each day.
<font color="blue"><span style="color:blue"> </span></font>This training is located in Wilsonville.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt"><font size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial">For more information about the event and to register, click on the following link:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:6.0pt;text-align:center"><font size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial"><a href="http://cms.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/TECHSERV/docs/training/EG005736_100312-100312_Public_Right-of-way_Accessibility.pdf">http://cms.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/TECHSERV/docs/training/EG005736_100312-100312_Public_Right-of-way_Accessibility.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:6.0pt;text-align:center"><font size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="5" color="blue" face="Monotype Corsiva"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva";color:blue">Lorrie Schaefer, Senior Training Consultant</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial">Human Resources<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial">Oregon Department of Transportation<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial">Telephone: 503-378-5224</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial">e-mail:
<a href="mailto:Lorrie.L.Schaefer@ODOT.state.or.us">Lorrie.L.Schaefer@ODOT.state.or.us</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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