FY 2014-2018 DOT Strategic Plan
More than 3,400 people visited the online dialogue website between August 27th and September 10th. A
total of 282 ideas were posted. More than 900 registered users submitted
185 additional comments on these ideas. In addition, DOT received
another 64 comments directly via e-mail.
During the coming weeks, DOT staff will be considering all
comments and incorporating some of the suggested revisions into a final draft
of the strategic plan that will be completed this fall. They will discuss
how some of the ideas and comments were addressed in the final strategic
plan.
The AUCD COCA Ad Hoc
Committee on ADA Para-Transit Universal Identification Card submitted the following suggestion:
“DOT
should explore and determine the feasibility of the creation and implementation
of a national exchangeable ADA Universal Identification Card, so that people
with disabilities who are ADA Para-transit eligible and who, on occasion, travel
outside of their service area to another county, region, or state as a visitor,
can fulfill their travel needs nationwide as a visitor without barriers.
A
nationally conducted survey of individuals who are ADA eligible for Para-transit
services, as defined in 49 CFR § 37.123 (e)(1), indicate individuals
traveling outside of their jurisdiction as a visitor are required to apply for
ADA complementary Para-transit eligibility prior to their travel. The
issuance of an interstate identification card verifying that an individual is a
qualified ADA Para-transit user will ensure that Para-transit service is being
administered consistent with statutory regulations and eliminate multiple
eligibility processes.”
