Comments on: All that raising Cain did work!! http://dread1mynproductions.com/rablog/2006/06/06/all-that-raising-cain-did-work/ I am The Roving Activist. From Peace and Justice and Disability Rights, to the Environment and beyond, I want to share my experiences, and also, to learn about the various struggles and movements that are alive in this world! Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:50:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.3 by: Okapidread http://dread1mynproductions.com/rablog/2006/06/06/all-that-raising-cain-did-work/#comment-12 Fri, 23 Jun 2006 09:36:05 +0000 http://dread1mynproductions.com/rablog/2006/06/06/all-that-raising-cain-did-work/#comment-12 And the wheels on the bus go round and round, round and round, round...oh wait...just hit a curb! Keep it up! As immediate past chair of the CAT (Citizens Advisory Team) for UTA (Utah Transit Authority) I can attest to the fact that the squeeky wheel gets the grease. Fortunately for us here in Utah, UTA has a Board of Directors that really listens to us and are willing to work for the betterment of our disabled community. I went from being the one out of 5 people in wheelchairs suppported by a few others standing by the sides that parked our chair in front of a light rail train and held up the system in Salt Lake City about 5 years ago until we could meet with the officials from UTA in order to get some headway on disability services and related causes. It worked. Then I went from being an \'outside\' agitator, to being called on to be on the CAT and after 3 years was elected by my peers to become the chair of that same committee, and was there during the preparations for the 2002 Olympics, as well as the debate over level boarding platforms for the soon to be built commuter rail in the valley. I know you\'ve got the dedication and determination and are learning about the ins and outs of transportation-along with the screwed up politics with regards to the ever important local and federal funding! And the wheels on the bus go round and round, round and round, round…oh wait…just hit a curb!
Keep it up! As immediate past chair of the CAT (Citizens Advisory Team) for UTA (Utah Transit Authority) I can attest to the fact that the squeeky wheel gets the grease. Fortunately for us here in Utah, UTA has a Board of Directors that really listens to us and are willing to work for the betterment of our disabled community.
I went from being the one out of 5 people in wheelchairs
suppported by a few others standing by the sides that parked our chair in front of a light rail train and held up the system in Salt Lake City about 5 years ago until we could meet with the officials from UTA in order to get some headway on disability services and related causes.

It worked. Then I went from being an \’outside\’ agitator, to being called on to be on the CAT and after 3 years was elected by my peers to become the chair of that same committee, and was there during the preparations for the 2002 Olympics, as well as the debate over level boarding platforms for the soon to be built commuter rail in the valley.

I know you\’ve got the dedication and determination and are learning about the ins and outs of transportation-along with the screwed up politics with regards to the ever important local and federal funding!

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