Roll and Stroll with Portland Citizen's Disability Advisory Committee (PCDAC)
To raise awareness of how people with disabilities get around Portland, the Transportation Subcommittee of Portland's Citizen's Disability Advisory Committee (PCDAC) is hosting a special "Roll and Stroll" event from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Friday, September 14, outside City Hall. City Commissioners Sam Adams and Dan Saltzman, along with PDOT Director Sue Keil and PCDAC members, will have a chance to use mobility devices that include but are not limited to wheelchairs and goggles along with white canes to assimilate what people with disabilities use daily to access Portland streets and sidewalks.
The event will bring attention to how the built environment can impact mobility and livability for people with disabilities. Concerns among people with disabilities include limited mobility, loss of control over the environment, isolation in community, and limited access to education, employment, and other opportunities. The goal of this event is to raise awareness how the built environment and travel options influence these issues to some extent.
When: 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., Friday, September 14
Where: 4th Avenue entrance to City Hall, 1221 SW 4th Ave
Who: Scheduled participants:
City Commissioner Sam Adams
City Commissioner Dan Saltzman
Sue Keil, Director, Portland Office of Transportation
City Hall staff
PDOT staff
PCDAC members
Last Friday, September 7th, PCDAC sponsored another "Roll and Stroll" with the Chiefs of Staff from both Commissioner Erik Sten and Sam Adams' offices. PDOT staff as well as Commissioner Adams' Senior Policy Director for Transportation also participated.
For more information about the event, contact PCDAC Vice Chair Michael Levine at 503-504-2585 or levine.ada@gmail.com. Levine is also Chair of the PCDAC Transportation Committee.
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