DOCSLIB.ORG

1 February 16, 2021 Office of the Secretary Of

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
1 February 16, 2021 Office of the Secretary Of February 16, 2021 Office of the Secretary of Transportation U.S. Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Ave, SE Washington, DC 20590 Re: Docket No. DOT-OST-2021-0004 Dear Office of the Secretary: United Spinal Association has fully supported the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) continuing strategic planning efforts to increase access to transportation for our members and all people since its inception. To continue our support, we have joined with numerous other disability organizations to offer comments, including comments submitted by the Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities Transportation Task Force and comments submitted by Paralyzed Veterans of America in response to the Draft Strategic Plan on Accessible Transportation (Draft). In addition, United Spinal offers the following comments, suggestions and aspirational, but certainly tangible and doable, hopes for the Draft. All we offer below can be realistically accomplished with adequate resources and a will to commit to them. Many of these, at least in part, have crystallized in the midst of a literal transportation crisis, being driven by the current COVID-19 Pandemic. It continues as a tragic, but nonetheless opportune, time from which long lasting and wide-ranging impacts need to be memorialized, further researched and applied to a robust equation to yield far greater accessibility in transportation. In previous suggestions to DOT, United Spinal advanced the proposition that the more accessible our transportation universal, the better it works for everyone. Thus, we applaud the Draft’s statement that, “Through this strategic plan, DOT sets goals and objectives to facilitate the broad realization of accessibility in a way that improves the travel experience for all Americans, especially people with disabilities.” Indeed, United Spinal notes that, on occasion, the Draft does take a broader, more encompassing, more inclusive approach when discussing the accessibility in terms of audiences. Draft statements like the example above and such as, “the “complete trip” concept means that all travelers, including people with disabilities, should be able to get not just curb-to-curb and door-to-door, but point-to-point,” we submit reflect the proper context for inclusion, not only for people with disabilities, but for everyone. We suggest that the next iteration consistently reflect this contextual perspective from its introduction to the conclusion. Moreover, we strongly, respectfully request that the next iteration of the Draft consistently pursue a universal audience approach at every opportunity. For instance, we appreciate the fact that the 30th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was a catalyst for some sporadic recognition of the grossly inadequate progress our nation has made to achieve the goals of that landmark law. But eventualities, such as the so-called gray tsunami, as baby boomers age, and as they integrate into the disability community, should also be a wake- up call for universal accessibility within the transportation community. It is critical that the federal community 1 approach every aspect of accessibility with a simple but far-reaching premise, a barrier that taxes one of us, ultimately, costs all of us. The collective exponential costs of transportation barriers, as we have shared previously, may well be so immense they are incalculable. Suffice it to say, accessibility not only aids everyone, it has tremendous positive impacts on our environment and our economy as well. Make no mistake, we certainly appreciate the attentiveness given to people with disabilities (PWD) from the DOT. But by placing PWD in proper context, as a key to a successful policy solution, we hope to appropriately elevate our potential contributions to transportation to maximize the high level of increased efficiency and effectiveness our engagement can help achieve. Without question, as we have offered to DOT numerous times, PWD have the experiential expertise to make a profound and lasting contribution to the transportation accessibility universe. Because of the cost effectiveness of including PWD’s accessibility expertise, DOT must include PWD in every discussion about accessibility and every discussion within DOT must address accessibility. DOT must value accessibility as an intrinsic element in any transportation improvement effort. And DOT must recognize that accessibility is inherit in the development of every evolving safer transportation outcomes. Clearly, the Draft is still in its embryonic stage, and as such, can easily and fully benefit from a full chorus of additional stakeholder voices, so we reiterate our previous request that DOT, “cast a broad net in seeking comments from every corner of the country and beyond to enrich the Framework’s end product.” To the above end, United Spinal echoes a request we and other disability organizations, led by the Consortium of Citizens with Disabilities Task Force, have made to Secretary Buttigieg, calling for a meeting with the Secretary and his modal administrators to discuss the shared goals of President Biden’s and his agenda, along with our priorities. We further requested that periodic meetings on some consistency occur to exchange robust ideas and potential solutions to advance our shared agendas, certainly accessibility is on the top of that agenda. Importantly the CCD Task Force letter also requested that Secretary Buttigieg adopt Senator Tammy Duckworth’s recommendation that his senior leadership team include a staff person to focus on accessibility and universal design. The staff person would ideally engage with all modal administrations and have significant experience working with the disability community. We also repeat that, “a tried and true vehicle to assist with the above essentials, to fully developing the current Framework and to remove barriers in our nation’s transportation network is the Federal Advisory Committee. DOT should establish a general Federal Advisory Committee on Transportation Accessibility.” United Spinal’s bottom line is that a consistent reliable conduit for universal stakeholder engagement with DOT on accessibility must lie at the heart of the ultimate DOT Strategic Plan on Accessible Transportation. We are encouraged by the examples given in the Draft in which the DOT pledges greater collaboration with the US Access Board, but respectfully, the examples given are too few and far between. DOT must take a comprehensive approach to strengthen coordinating its accessibility efforts with the tremendous knowledge base and institutional resources of the U.S. Access Board. DOT must be ever cognizant though of the Access Board’s severely limited budget and that optimal partnerships will depend upon DOT’s significantly larger and therefore more flexible budgetary resources to be committed to coordinating initiatives. United Spinal again points out that the original purpose of the Coordinating Council on Access and Mobility (CCAM) is still a pressing need, making our national government more responsive in providing cohesive, seamless access to our transportation network. United supports including an effort to reenergize the CCAM within the Draft. As we have said previously, United Spinal firmly believes in the fundamental principle underlying the catch phrase that even DOT principals have echoed in the past, “nothing about us with without us.” We commend the DOT for including a sub section, Objective 2.5. Transportation Workforce Development. And we applaud the pledges made there; they are a good start. But, they are only a start. DOT must accelerate its own hiring of PWD and other underrepresented stakeholders in its own workforce. Transportation workforce development must be elevated in DOT’s main priorities and certainly within the four corners of the Draft. It is so central to the task before us, we recommend it constitute a guiding principle, itself. To achieve a multifaceted transportation workforce, United Spinal continues to recommend DOT must: • conduct a campaign to hire more PWD. • establish more university undergraduate internships, graduate and post graduate fellowships for PWD. • provide numerous opportunities for federal employees with disabilities to be detailed to specific DOT projects such as developing the current Framework. • engage the youngest PWD in virtual workshops, summer camps and development challenges to inspire their imaginations, ignite innovative thinking and lead them to careers in engineering and designing a transportation world devoid of barriers. As we mentioned above, COVID-19 has brought to light many transportation challenges and opportunities. United Spinal appreciates the support the Draft identifies with drone delivery of goods, but surface transportation delivery must also be included in every possible aspect of accessible transportation services. Since a disproportionate share of PWD and other vulnerable populations must quarantine for health safety, DOT must support accessible transportation technologies and infrastructure associated with such delivery services to serve many of our nation’s communities in emergencies. Industry advances with testing automated vehicle technologies continue to proliferate. United Spinal fully supports DOT’s work on automated vehicle (AV) research and the current inclusion of it in the Draft but providing a national ecosystem in which accessible AV testing can take place is paramount. The scope and potential impact of a fully developed and deployed AV industry is so great, United Spinal
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Dot at Command Firmware Release 4.0.0 Release 3.3.5
    Product Change Notification Software Release Notes Dot AT Command Firmware Release 4.0.0 Release 3.3.5 MultiTech xDot® MultiTech mDot™ Date: March 30, 2021 Contents Product Change Notification (PCN) Number PCN 03302021-001 (Dot) I. Overview II. Suggested Action Plan I. Overview MultiTech announces the availability of new AT Command III. Release 4.0.0 Overview Firmware for use on MultiTech® Long Range LoRa® Modules: MultiTech xDot® (MTXDOT Series) IV. Release 3.3.5 Overview MultiTech mDot™ (MTDOT Series) V. Schedule New versions are currently available for download and VI. Flashing mDot Firmware evaluation: VII. Part Numbers Impacted Release 4.0.0 (shipping in June 2021) Release 3.3.5 VIII. Mbed OS Overview IX. xDot Overview Release 4.0.0 will released into standard MultiTech product starting in June 2021. Currently, product ships with X. mDot Overview Release 3.2.1 XI. xDot Micro Developer Kit II. Suggested Action Plan XII. Additional Information Customers Review the information in this PCN and forward to Attachments others within your organization who are actively Identifying Firmware Version involved with the development of IoT applications using the MultiTech xDot and MultiTech mDot. Identifying Date of Manufacture Consider downloading the firmware available on MultiTech or Mbed websites to check compatibility mPower & mLinux Software with existing deployments. PCN 03302021-001 (Dot) Page 1 of 12 https://support.multitech.com Review the release schedule for the upcoming firmware release and understand the effect on your manufacturing and deployment schedules. Distributors Forward this announcement to others within your organization who are actively involved in the sale or support of LoRa-enabled sensors.
    [Show full text]
  • Dell EMC Powerstore CLI Guide
    Dell EMC PowerStore CLI Guide May 2020 Rev. A01 Notes, cautions, and warnings NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your product. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem. WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death. © 2020 Dell Inc. or its subsidiaries. All rights reserved. Dell, EMC, and other trademarks are trademarks of Dell Inc. or its subsidiaries. Other trademarks may be trademarks of their respective owners. Contents Additional Resources.......................................................................................................................4 Chapter 1: Introduction................................................................................................................... 5 Overview.................................................................................................................................................................................5 Use PowerStore CLI in scripts.......................................................................................................................................5 Set up the PowerStore CLI client........................................................................................................................................5 Install the PowerStore CLI client..................................................................................................................................
    [Show full text]
  • Shell Variables
    Shell Using the command line Orna Agmon ladypine at vipe.technion.ac.il Haifux Shell – p. 1/55 TOC Various shells Customizing the shell getting help and information Combining simple and useful commands output redirection lists of commands job control environment variables Remote shell textual editors textual clients references Shell – p. 2/55 What is the shell? The shell is the wrapper around the system: a communication means between the user and the system The shell is the manner in which the user can interact with the system through the terminal. The shell is also a script interpreter. The simplest script is a bunch of shell commands. Shell scripts are used in order to boot the system. The user can also write and execute shell scripts. Shell – p. 3/55 Shell - which shell? There are several kinds of shells. For example, bash (Bourne Again Shell), csh, tcsh, zsh, ksh (Korn Shell). The most important shell is bash, since it is available on almost every free Unix system. The Linux system scripts use bash. The default shell for the user is set in the /etc/passwd file. Here is a line out of this file for example: dana:x:500:500:Dana,,,:/home/dana:/bin/bash This line means that user dana uses bash (located on the system at /bin/bash) as her default shell. Shell – p. 4/55 Starting to work in another shell If Dana wishes to temporarily use another shell, she can simply call this shell from the command line: [dana@granada ˜]$ bash dana@granada:˜$ #In bash now dana@granada:˜$ exit [dana@granada ˜]$ bash dana@granada:˜$ #In bash now, going to hit ctrl D dana@granada:˜$ exit [dana@granada ˜]$ #In original shell now Shell – p.
    [Show full text]
  • Application for New Or Duplicate License Plates
    APPLICATION FOR NEW OR DUPLICATE LICENSE PLATES APPLICANT AND VEHICLE INFORMATION Owner(s) Name Daytime Phone Number ( ) - Mailing Address City State ZIP Vehicle Make Model Year VIN Body Style Original License Plate Number Expiration Date Number of Plate(s) lost, stolen, destroyed Plate(s) Surrendered STEP STEP #1 If license plate(s) cannot be surrendered because they are lost or stolen, duplicate license plates (plates that are reproduced with the same plate number) cannot be displayed on the vehicle until the validation stickers on the original plates have expired. This form cannot be used to replace lost, damaged, or mutilated embossed plates. You must reapply for embossed plates using the form MV-145. In case of lost, damaged or mutilated plates, a new or duplicate license plate and registration certificate will be issued by the County Treasurer. Damaged or mutilated license plates must be surrendered to the County Treasurer when you receive your new license plates. The fee to obtain a replacement license plate is eight dollars ($8.00), made payable to the County Treasurer. A replacement plate is the next available consecutive plate. The fee to obtain a duplicate license plate is thirty dollars ($30.00), made payable to the County Treasurer. A duplicate plate is the plate with the same number or combination that you currently have; WYDOT will reproduce your plate. Please note the following plates are the ONLY license plates that can be remade: Prestige, all types of Specialty Plates and preferred number series plates. Preferred number series in each county are determined by the County Treasurer, but will not exceed 9,999.
    [Show full text]
  • DOT Series at Command Reference Guide DOT SERIES at COMMAND GUIDE
    DOT Series AT Command Reference Guide DOT SERIES AT COMMAND GUIDE DOT Series AT Command Guide Models: MTDOT-915-xxx, MTDOT-868-xxx, MTXDOT-915-xx, MTXDOT-898-xx, Part Number: S000643, Version 2.2 Copyright This publication may not be reproduced, in whole or in part, without the specific and express prior written permission signed by an executive officer of Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Copyright © 2016 by Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. makes no representations or warranties, whether express, implied or by estoppels, with respect to the content, information, material and recommendations herein and specifically disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for any particular purpose and non- infringement. Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes from time to time in the content hereof without obligation of Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. to notify any person or organization of such revisions or changes. Trademarks and Registered Trademarks MultiTech, and the MultiTech logo, and MultiConnect are registered trademarks and mDot, xDot, and Conduit are a trademark of Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. All other products and technologies are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. Legal Notices The MultiTech products are not designed, manufactured or intended for use, and should not be used, or sold or re-sold for use, in connection with applications requiring fail-safe performance or in applications where the failure of the products would reasonably be expected to result in personal injury or death, significant property damage, or serious physical or environmental damage.
    [Show full text]
  • Configuring Your Login Session
    SSCC Pub.# 7-9 Last revised: 5/18/99 Configuring Your Login Session When you log into UNIX, you are running a program called a shell. The shell is the program that provides you with the prompt and that submits to the computer commands that you type on the command line. This shell is highly configurable. It has already been partially configured for you, but it is possible to change the way that the shell runs. Many shells run under UNIX. The shell that SSCC users use by default is called the tcsh, pronounced "Tee-Cee-shell", or more simply, the C shell. The C shell can be configured using three files called .login, .cshrc, and .logout, which reside in your home directory. Also, many other programs can be configured using the C shell's configuration files. Below are sample configuration files for the C shell and explanations of the commands contained within these files. As you find commands that you would like to include in your configuration files, use an editor (such as EMACS or nuTPU) to add the lines to your own configuration files. Since the first character of configuration files is a dot ("."), the files are called "dot files". They are also called "hidden files" because you cannot see them when you type the ls command. They can only be listed when using the -a option with the ls command. Other commands may have their own setup files. These files almost always begin with a dot and often end with the letters "rc", which stands for "run commands".
    [Show full text]
  • 2017 Noise Requirements
    DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Noise Requirements for MnDOT and other Type I Federal-aid Projects Satisfies FHWA requirements outlined in 23 CFR 772 Effective Date: July 10, 2017 Website address where additional information can be found or inquiries sent: http://www.dot.state.mn. u /environment/noise/index.html "To request this document in an alternative format, contact Janet Miller at 651-366-4720 or 1-800-657-3774 (Greater Minnesota); 711or1-800-627-3529 (Minnesota Relay). You may also send an e-mail to [email protected]. (Please request at least one week in advance). MnDOT Noise Requirements: Effective Date July 10, 2017 This document contains the Minnesota Department of Transportation Noise Requirements (hereafter referred to as 'REQUIREMENTS') which describes the implementation of the requirements set forth by the Federal Highway Administration Title 23 Code of Federal Regulations Part 772: Procedures for Abatement of Highway Traffic Noise and Construction Noise. These REQUIREMENTS also describe the implementation of the requirements set forth by Minnesota Statute 116.07 Subd.2a: Exemptions from standards, and Minnesota Rule 7030: Noise Pollution Control. These REQUIREMENTS were developed by the Minnesota Department of Transportation and reviewed and approved with by the Federal Highway Administration. C,- 2.8-{7 Charles A. Zelle, Commissioner Date Minnesota Department of Transportation toJ;.11/11 Arlene Kocher, Divi lronAdmini ~ rator Date I Minnesota Division Federal Highway Administration MnDOT Noise Requirements: Effective
    [Show full text]
  • Standard TECO (Text Editor and Corrector)
    Standard TECO TextEditor and Corrector for the VAX, PDP-11, PDP-10, and PDP-8 May 1990 This manual was updated for the online version only in May 1990. User’s Guide and Language Reference Manual TECO-32 Version 40 TECO-11 Version 40 TECO-10 Version 3 TECO-8 Version 7 This manual describes the TECO Text Editor and COrrector. It includes a description for the novice user and an in-depth discussion of all available commands for more advanced users. General permission to copy or modify, but not for profit, is hereby granted, provided that the copyright notice is included and reference made to the fact that reproduction privileges were granted by the TECO SIG. © Digital Equipment Corporation 1979, 1985, 1990 TECO SIG. All Rights Reserved. This document was prepared using DECdocument, Version 3.3-1b. Contents Preface ............................................................ xvii Introduction ........................................................ xix Preface to the May 1985 edition ...................................... xxiii Preface to the May 1990 edition ...................................... xxv 1 Basics of TECO 1.1 Using TECO ................................................ 1–1 1.2 Data Structure Fundamentals . ................................ 1–2 1.3 File Selection Commands ...................................... 1–3 1.3.1 Simplified File Selection .................................... 1–3 1.3.2 Input File Specification (ER command) . ....................... 1–4 1.3.3 Output File Specification (EW command) ...................... 1–4 1.3.4 Closing Files (EX command) ................................ 1–5 1.4 Input and Output Commands . ................................ 1–5 1.5 Pointer Positioning Commands . ................................ 1–5 1.6 Type-Out Commands . ........................................ 1–6 1.6.1 Immediate Inspection Commands [not in TECO-10] .............. 1–7 1.7 Text Modification Commands . ................................ 1–7 1.8 Search Commands .
    [Show full text]
  • Graph Dot — Dot Charts (Summary Statistics)
    Title stata.com graph dot — Dot charts (summary statistics) Description Quick start Menu Syntax Options Remarks and examples References Also see Description graph dot draws horizontal dot charts. In a dot chart, the categorical axis is presented vertically, and the numerical axis is presented horizontally. Even so, the numerical axis is called the y axis, and the categorical axis is still called the x axis: . graph dot (mean) numeric_var, over(cat_var) x first group ......o.............. second group ..........o.......... 0 2 4 6 8 The syntax for dot charts is identical to that for bar charts; see[ G-2] graph bar. We use the following words to describe a dot chart: x axis Group 1 ..........o............... Group 2 ..............o........... Group 3 ..................o....... <- lines Group 4 ......................o... 0 1 2 3 4 5 <- y axis The above dot chart contains four lines. The words used to describe a line are marker / .............o............ distance \ dots Quick start Dot graph showing the mean of v1 graph dot v1 As above, with dots for the means of v1 and v2 on a single line graph dot v1 v2 As above, but with dots for the means of v1 and v2 on separate lines graph dot v1 v2, ascategory 1 2 graph dot — Dot charts (summary statistics) As above, with dots showing the means of v1 and v2 for each level of categorical variable catvar1 graph dot v1 v2, over(catvar1) Include missing values of catvar1 as their own category graph dot v1 v2, over(catvar1) missing Dot graph with dots for each combination of the levels of catvar1 and catvar2
    [Show full text]
  • The Linux Command Line
    The Linux Command Line Second Internet Edition William E. Shotts, Jr. A LinuxCommand.org Book Copyright ©2008-2013, William E. Shotts, Jr. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No De- rivative Works 3.0 United States License. To view a copy of this license, visit the link above or send a letter to Creative Commons, 171 Second Street, Suite 300, San Fran- cisco, California, 94105, USA. Linux® is the registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. All other trademarks belong to their respective owners. This book is part of the LinuxCommand.org project, a site for Linux education and advo- cacy devoted to helping users of legacy operating systems migrate into the future. You may contact the LinuxCommand.org project at http://linuxcommand.org. This book is also available in printed form, published by No Starch Press and may be purchased wherever fine books are sold. No Starch Press also offers this book in elec- tronic formats for most popular e-readers: http://nostarch.com/tlcl.htm Release History Version Date Description 13.07 July 6, 2013 Second Internet Edition. 09.12 December 14, 2009 First Internet Edition. 09.11 November 19, 2009 Fourth draft with almost all reviewer feedback incorporated and edited through chapter 37. 09.10 October 3, 2009 Third draft with revised table formatting, partial application of reviewers feedback and edited through chapter 18. 09.08 August 12, 2009 Second draft incorporating the first editing pass. 09.07 July 18, 2009 Completed first draft. Table of Contents Introduction....................................................................................................xvi
    [Show full text]
  • Unix Login Profile
    Unix login Profile A general discussion of shell processes, shell scripts, shell functions and aliases is a natural lead in for examining the characteristics of the login profile. The term “shell” is used to describe the command interpreter that a user runs to interact with the Unix operating system. When you login, a shell process is initiated for you, called your login shell. There are a number of "standard" command interpreters available on most Unix systems. On the UNF system, the default command interpreter is the Korn shell which is determined by the user’s entry in the /etc/passwd file. From within the login environment, the user can run Unix commands, which are just predefined processes, most of which are within the system directory named /usr/bin. A shell script is just a file of commands, normally executed at startup for a shell process that was spawned to run the script. The contents of this file can just be ordinary commands as would be entered at the command prompt, but all standard command interpreters also support a scripting language to provide control flow and other capabilities analogous to those of high level languages. A shell function is like a shell script in its use of commands and the scripting language, but it is maintained in the active shell, rather than in a file. The typically used definition syntax is: <function-name> () { <commands> } It is important to remember that a shell function only applies within the shell in which it is defined (not its children). Functions are usually defined within a shell script, but may also be entered directly at the command prompt.
    [Show full text]
  • Command Line Interface (Shell)
    Command Line Interface (Shell) 1 Organization of a computer system users applications graphical user shell interface (GUI) operating system hardware (or software acting like hardware: “virtual machine”) 2 Organization of a computer system Easier to use; users applications Not so easy to program with, interactive actions automate (click, drag, tap, …) graphical user shell interface (GUI) system calls operating system hardware (or software acting like hardware: “virtual machine”) 3 Organization of a computer system Easier to program users applications with and automate; Not so convenient to use (maybe) typed commands graphical user shell interface (GUI) system calls operating system hardware (or software acting like hardware: “virtual machine”) 4 Organization of a computer system users applications this class graphical user shell interface (GUI) operating system hardware (or software acting like hardware: “virtual machine”) 5 What is a Command Line Interface? • Interface: Means it is a way to interact with the Operating System. 6 What is a Command Line Interface? • Interface: Means it is a way to interact with the Operating System. • Command Line: Means you interact with it through typing commands at the keyboard. 7 What is a Command Line Interface? • Interface: Means it is a way to interact with the Operating System. • Command Line: Means you interact with it through typing commands at the keyboard. So a Command Line Interface (or a shell) is a program that lets you interact with the Operating System via the keyboard. 8 Why Use a Command Line Interface? A. In the old days, there was no choice 9 Why Use a Command Line Interface? A.
    [Show full text]