ANNOUNCEMENT

 You are invited to participate in the CURRENTS series of

 IL Conversations

  May 10, 2007

at

 3:00 - 4:30 pm Central Time

  CURRENTS Bridgeline: (904) 357-8714

 Topic: 

Operating a Rural Transportation Voucher Program

Creating and Funding Available, Affordable and Accessible Transportation in Rural America

  

Facilitators

Linda Gonzales, Executive Director, Association of Programs for Rural Independent Living (APRIL)

Dennis Stombaugh, Ph.D., Rural Transportation Consultant,  

 Tom Seekins, Ph.D., Research and Training Center on Rural Disability and Rehabilitation Research,

University of Montana

 

Join us, Discuss, and Learn: 

* What do you need to do to bring "Voucher" dollars into your community?

 

* Ask questions about APRIL's Toolkit for Operating a Transportation Voucher Program in Your Community" or find out where to get your copy of this valuable resource.  

 

* How to make the most of New Freedom Transportation funding

 

* Other models of Rural Transportation 

 

For discussion - Materials will SOON be posted on www.rcep6.org under Independent Living / IL Conversations Tab / Monthly Topic / May 2007

 

Call in from a quiet location and join the discussion or feel free to anonymously listen in.

  

IL Conversations, hosted by the University of Arkansas CURRENTS, are held on the 2nd Thursday of the month.  IL Conversations provide IL practitioners with an opportunity to talk with colleagues about the nuts and bolts of running a center for independent living and providing core and other services, as well as, to address broader state and national issues impacting CILs, SILCs, and people with disabilities.

 

To join your colleagues in discussing this month's IMPORTANT Independent Living issue, call the CURRENTS Bridgeline, (904) 357-8714, on May 10th  at 3:00 pm CENTRAL Time. This is not a toll free call. Your regular long distance charges will apply.

 

There is no registration fee.

 

Simply call in from a quiet location and join the discussion or just listen in.

 Watch for our next IL Conversation Announcement!

Different facilitators who are currently working in the field will join us each month to lead the discussion, answer questions and refer participants to additional resources.

HOPE YOU JOIN US!