Accessible Transportation Technologies Research Initiative (ATTRI): User Needs Assessment: Stakeholder Engagement Report

2016PDFTech ReportFHWA-JPO-16-354DTFH61-12-D-00040Task Order No. 5009Transportation disadvantaged personsCaptive ridersPersons with disabilitiesIntelligent transportation systemsAdvanced traveler information systemsBarrier free designAccess control (Transportation)Accessible Transportation TechnologyATTRI People with DisabilitiesOlder AdultsVeterans with DisabilitiesUser NeedsBarriersAccessible Transportation Technologies Research Initiative (ATTRI)United StatesUnited States. Department of Transportation. Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program OfficePierce, BenPlapper, EricRizek, JodiBattelle Memorial InstituteOpen Doors OrganizationTexas Transportation InstituteUnited States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Operations Research, Development, and TechnologyUnited States. Department of Transportation. Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program OfficeNTL-INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS-INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMSFederal Highway Administration;Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program OfficeThe Accessible Transportation Technologies Research Initiative (ATTRI) is a joint U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) initiative that is co-led by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and Federal Transit Administration (FTA). ATTRI is also supported by the Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Joint Program Office (JPO), National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR), and other Federal agencies. The execution of ATTRI is being conducted in three (3) phases spanning over six (6) years: Exploratory and User Needs Research Phase (Year 1), Innovation and Prototype Phase (Years 2-4), and Demonstration Phase (Years 5-6). Within each Phase, a number of activities are being conducted including extensive stakeholder outreach, communications, and technology scanning activities to identify the current state of the industry. This document provides a report on one such activity that was conducted to solicit feedback and information from stakeholders on user needs for ATTRI\u2019s user groups. Three different stakeholder engagement and outreach activities were conducted as part of this project including a literature review, a series of three webinars, presentation at several conferences with \u201clistening sessions,\u201d and one in-person workshop.93