MARTA Accessibility Committee

I. Purpose

The MARTA Accessibility Committee (MAC) was established to assist MARTA by:

Connecting MARTA and the diverse communities it serves to achieve a greater awareness of the transportation needs of seniors and persons with disabilities;
Developing and suggesting procedures to identify and correct potential accessibility deficiencies in facilities, programs, services and communications;
Advising MARTA on issues surrounding individuals with disabilities and seniors and recommending appropriate steps; and
Providing recommendations to improve access to MARTA programs and services.

Jorge Urrea – Committee Chairperson
Leonard Stinson – Vice Chairperson (Representing: Cognitive/Developmental Disabilities)
Dr. Brad Fain – Principal Research Scientist, Chief, Human Factors Program Office – GA Tech Research Institute (Organization Seat Representing: Upper/Lower Extremity)
Mark Gasaway – Deaf/Hard of Hearing
Robert K. Lossie - Upper/Lower Extremity
Monica L. Manns – Recruitment & Intake Unit Manager, All About Developmental Disabilities (Organization Seat Representing: Cognitive/Developmental Disabilities)
Sandra Lee Owen - Personal Mobility Aid/Wheelchair User
Jimmy Peterson – Executive Director, Georgia Center of the Deaf & Hard of Hearing, Inc. (Organization Seat Representing: Deaf/Hard of Hearing)
Brent Reynolds - Blind/Low Vision
Kakwete "Kay" Sibetta – Associate State Director, Community Outreach, AARP (Organization Seat Representing: Seniors)
Robert Smith - Seniors
Jordan Hall - Mobility Coordinator, Statewide Independent Living Council, GA (Organization Seat Representing: Personal Mobility Aid/Wheelchair User)
Vacant - (Organization Seat Representing: Blind/Low Vision)

Meetings will be held at the MARTA Headquarters Building at 2424 Piedmont Road, NE, Atlanta, GA 30324 from 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM.