Kansas Public Transit Association

212 SW 8th Avenue
Suite 202
Topeka, KS 66603
ph: (785) 235-8825
fax: (785) 233-5659
kptacentral@yahoo.com

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1911 E Kansas Ave, Garden City, KS 67846

Phone: (620) 275-7471

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PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE

Monday

10:00 am Registration Opens

1:00 pm RTAP TRAINING—

Intro to NEW KS Transit Management Handbook

12:00 pm Golf CANCELLED due to too few players

6:00 pm Opening Reception at hotel

Tuesday

7:30 am Breakfast

8:30 am Welcome, Vendor Introductions

EXPO OPEN ALL DAY

9:00 am General Sessions: Keynote

It's all about the ride &

YOU are in the driver's seat.

9:45 am Break—Visit EXPO

10:00 am General Session continues

Human Trafficking - Kristen Joyner

Mobility Management - KDOT

Liberty Mobility

Noon Awards Luncheon

with Federal Transit Administration

2:00 p.m. General Session continues with break

ADA & Reasonable Modification

3:30 p.m. Ice Cream Break

3:45 p.m. Advocacy to Elected Officials

5:30 pm Evening at the Lee Richardson Zoo

Wednesday

7:30 am Breakfast

8:30 am Break-out seminars:

including KDOT rural transit meeting,

FTA urban transit meeting

9:30 am Break and hotel check-out

10:00 am Sessions resume

Kansas Gun Laws, Vehicle Inspection,

Identity Fraud

Noon Annual Meeting Box Luncheon ~

Insurance Commissioner Ken Selzer

Election of Board of Directors

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Thank you to all who participated in

It was a great success !

Go to Transit Day 2017 tab for a photo gallery.

WELCOME!

The Mission of the Kansas Public Transit Assocation is to:

Promote Public Transportation in Kansas.
Promote the general welfare of its members.
Foster sound management of public transportation.
Encourage the exchange of ideas.

LINKS TO TRANSIT AGENCIES

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RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP TODAY:

LINKS TO:

2017 MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION

2017 Membership benefits flier

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2017 EXPO

EXHIBITOR/VENDOR REGISTRATION GUIDE & FORMS

click her for link to:

ATTENDEE REGISTRATION INFORMATION AND FORM

THANK YOU TO OUR ANNUAL MEETING SPONSORS:

EXHIBITORS AS OF August 8, 2017

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KEYNOTE SPEAKER ANNOUNCED FOR ANNUAL MEETING

Donna Smith is the Senior Director for Easterseals Project Action Consulting. Donna has over thirty-five years experience as a professional in the field of disability advocacy with most of those years as
a training and technical assistance specialist on disability-related laws and issues. Since 2002, she has focused specifically on transportation issues. Her areas of knowledge pertinent to accessible transportation include community approaches to implement systems change needed to improve accessible transportation, ADA rights and responsibilities, travel training,coalition building, the transit experience from the customer's perspective, the increasing role of technology in transportation access, and the accessible pedestrian environment. Her strongest skills are the ability to communicate clearly and to help diverse groups find common ground from which to seek and create solutions. Donna understands firsthand the essential role of accessible, affordable transportation in the lives of people with disabilities, and it is both her job and her passion to help find solutions to transportation needs.

Donna is a graduate of Mississippi State University and has earned ADA Coordinator certification from the Great Plains ADA Center and The University of Missouri.

KEYNOTE: It's All About the Ride and You are in the Driver's Seat!

While coping with the day-to-day details of providing transportation, it is easy to forget the critical nature of the service we make available to the public. Donna Smith of Easterseals Project Action will share her personal story of the important role public transportation plays in her life. Through humor and real-world stories, she will remind us of the importance of the jobs we do every day.

SPECIAL GENERAL SESSION PRESENTATION:

The ADA and Reasonable Modification: Common Sense and the Will to Help Learn how to make your transportation accessible to everyone in this session on the ADA and the final rule on reasonable modification to policy and practice. Delivered in a Q&A format, this session is designed to address the requirements under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Come prepared to ask your questions and contribute to the conversation.

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212 SW 8th Avenue
Suite 202
Topeka, KS 66603
ph: (785) 235-8825
fax: (785) 233-5659
kptacentral@yahoo.com