This was pretty interesting, not that we are a small or rural community, but still perhaps a unique approach. Karen Karen Luxton Gourgey Ed.D., Director Computer Center for Visually Impaired People Baruch College, City University of New York One Bernard Baruch Way, Box H-0648 New York, NY 10010 Phone: (646) 312-1426 Fax: (646) 312-1421 http://www.baruch.cuny.edu/ccvip/ From: Nancy Miller [mailto:nmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 2:58 PM To: Nancy Miller Cc: K. Nelson; Karen Gourgey; Diane Weiss; AVI Geberth; Cynthia Stuen; NABA Org; Nancy Paskin; Becky Barnes; Mark Ackermann; John Kelly; lisadrzewucki@xxxxxxx; Celso Vera; Frank Casey; Jeannette Christie; michael godino; Ron Maier; Sherry DeFrancesco; Dr. Bernadette Kappen; Tim Hertlein; Karen Gourgey; Richard Healey; Philip Jessen; John Heimerdinger; CABVI D'Amico; Debra Chaiken; Don Loguidice; Lori Scharff; Mike Godino; Bob Hanye; Nancy Nealon; Kathy Casey; Carl Brenneman; Gidget Hopf; Suzanne Mullen; Grace Ambrose Zaken; Laura Piche; Joffee Elga; Frank Primeggia Subject: Re: NYSOFA Transportation Webinar for your information Thought this might interest you. from Nancy M. Subject: Free Webinar on new approach to community transportation As a follow up to the series of informational sessions the New York State Office on Aging conducted in partnership with ITNAmerica, NYSOFA encourages you to participate in a free webinar on ITNEverywhere(r), a new approach to community transportation that has rare private funding available to plan transportation expansion in New York communities. The webinar will feature Dwight Mengel, Chief Transportation Planner of the Tompkins County DSS, who will elaborate on his innovative match of federal funding with grants from the Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Foundation currently available through ITNAmerica(r). What is ITNEverywhere(r)? ITNEverywhere(r) is an alternative community transportation solution being designed by ITNAmerica(r) for smaller and rural communities. ITNAmerica(r) currently offers a sustainable transportation model to serve seniors and people with visual impairments. ITNEverywhere(r) will use existing private capacity, information technology, and shared business practices to create consumer oriented community transportation for all. Two Webinar dates available: Tuesday, May 3, 2011 (2:00-3:00pm) Tuesday, May 10, 2011 (2:00-3:00pm) Visit: www.itnamerica.org<http://www.itnamerica.org/>