@article{Wolf-Branigin:207823,
      recid = {207823},
      author = {Wolf-Branigin, Karen},
      title = {Consensus Conference for Paratransit Managers},
      address = {2007-03},
      number = {1428-2016-118608},
      pages = {11},
      year = {2007},
      abstract = {Easter Seals Project ACTION (ESPA) is funded through a  cooperative
agreement from the Federal Transit  Administration and is charged with promoting
cooperation  between the transportation industry and the disability  community to
increase mobility for people with disabilities  of all ages. In late 2005 ESPA
convened a panel of experts  from transportation agencies and associations,
higher  education, the disability community and the personnel  recruitment field to
explore strategies related to the  recruitment, training, retention and rewarding  of
paratransit managers. The purpose of the meeting was to  review the current
situation and suggest remedial steps.  Panel members focused on and
recommended solutions in  response to these questions:
o How do we get young people  engaged in paratransit: recruit, retain,
train, and  reward?
o How do we get students and new graduates to see  it as an opportunity,
a career path?
o How can we attract  people with disabilities to work in paratransit?
o What  training is available now? What kind of existing training,  both
academic and continuing education is available, who  offers the training
and where is it offered?
o What actions  need to be taken to improve recruitment strategies  for
people to work in all transit modes?
o What are the  appropriate courses and curricula for educating transit
and  land planning?
o What are some strategies for recruiting  (new employees), training,
retaining (current employees),  and rewarding transit managers in order
to increase their  competencies in serving all customers, specifically
those  with disabilities?
o How do you identify qualified staff,  with appropriate knowledge and
skills and then encourage  them to pursue careers in public
transportation?
A synopsis  of the event’s summary report will be presented at this  Transportation
Research Forum. The presenter will be  available following the presentation and
throughout the  Forum to discuss the report and network with others  interested in
supporting these efforts. Copies of the  summary report are currently available
through ESPA and  will be distributed at the Forum.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/207823},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.207823},
}