The Arc CT’s Transportation Website for People with Disabilities and Older Adults Launch Event

The Arc Connecticut’s has created a Coordinated Transportation Information and Resource Website for individuals with disabilities, senior citizens, their family members, caregivers, and providers called: TransitNet. In order to inform the public and briefly demonstrate the features of the website there will be a launch event on Thursday, October 23. It will be held at Beth El Temple in West Hartford (2626 Albany Ave.) from 11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.; registration is from 11:30 - Noon, and lunch and dessert will be provided.

Joining us will be special guest and speaker Rachel Simon, advocate and author of Riding The Bus With My Sister. A short program will begin at 12:15 p.m., which will be followed by a book signing with Rachel. Copies of Riding the Bus with My Sister will be available for sale (check and cash only).             

You MUST RSVP for this event by October 10, at transitnetct@gmail.com or call 860.381.0514. The first 50 people to RSVP will receive a signed copy of the book: Riding the Bus with My Sister.

Click here to download the event flyer.

PLEASE “LIKE” US ON FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/TransitNetCT

(This project is made possible with funding from the U.S. Administration for Community Living and managed in partnership with the Federal Transit Administration and administered by the Community Transportation Association of America (CTAA) in Partnership with Easter Seals, the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging (n4a) and Westat. The goal is to implement inclusive coordinated transportation systems that incorporate the suggestions and ideas of people with disabilities and seniors and lead to improvements in community transportation services for the target population.)