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Welcome to AEI Newsletters, a convenient source of information on news, projects, and trends in accessible transport in less-wealthy countries around the world. Just click below for each Newsletter.
| June 2008 (PDF) |
We are now bringing you our newsletter in PDF form. Most browsers already support this, but if you need it, download a free copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader here: 
(click here for Spanish version of June 2008 newsletter in PDF)
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January 2008 (PDF) |
This month we bring you our newsletter in PDF form, with pictures.
(click here for Spanish version of January 2008 newsletter in PDF)
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| June 2007 |
UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Sri Lanka conference. TRANSED in Canada. International forum in Turkey. Viet Nam tests accessible bus models. Transport improvements in India. Planning for accessibility in Brazil. Bus Rapid Transit: Progress Amidst Problems. Plans in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Accessible buses in Shenzhen and Beijing. ITS conference in Beijing. Progress in Europe. International Best Practices in Universal Design. 97% of buses in USA cities accessible. Oregon State University offers graduate work in accessibility. New access standard in Mexico. Policy framework in Honduras. Seminar in Guatemala. Progress in Saint Lucia. The story of accessible transport in the UK.
(click here for Spanish version of June 2007 newsletter)
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| January 2007 |
Bus Rapid Transit Accessibility Guidelines posted on World Bank site. World Resources Institute conference in Mexico City. Metrobús BRT system in Mexico City. Hong Kong’s door-to-door “Rehabus” system. Beijing group visits San Francisco.
AEI expands web site. June 2007 TRANSED in Montreal. News and Notes: CODATU in France, Brazil conference and waterway norms. Trinidad and Tobago. Service routes in Querétero. Libre Acceso guide. United Nations Convention. USA publications on transit stop announcements and accessible taxis. India rail progress. Bus stops in New Delhi. Ho Chi Minh City bus route. Japan ferry access. Kuala Lumpur concerns. Cambodia report. Disability law in Turkey. Accessibility code in Pakistan. Policy framework in Zambia.
(click here for Spanish version of January 2007 newsletter)
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| June 2006 |
New Delhi conference, BRT in Dar es Salaam, rural transport in Tanzania and Kenya, Vietnam, Persatuan Mobiliti's door-to-door transport in Malaysia, June 2007 TRANSED. News and Notes: New ECMT publications, CODATU conference in Lyon, accessible transport legislation in France, UK contacts, Hungary, Brazil, Mexico, Medell’n Colombia, Bus Stop Accessibility and Safety toolkit, curb ramp design, wheelchair securement testing in Canada, Uruguay, China BRT, Beijing delegation, low-floor buses in Shenzhen, Japan universal design conference, Australia, India bicycle design, Singapore low-floor buses, Thailand airport, Israel regulations.
(click here for Spanish version of June 2006 newsletter)
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| January 2006 |
World Bank preparing accessibility guidelines for Bus Rapid Transit, Vietnam transit regulations, study tours from Japan and China, January 2006 Washington DC roundtable, June 2007 TRANSED in Canada, AEI’s 15th Anniversary. News and Notes: Pernambuco, CalACT, CODATU, Velo Mondial, East Africa, Tokyo conference, Malaysia, Singapore, New Delhi workshop, Thailand, accessible interurban bus design, taxi design, Inter-American Development Bank accessibility guide in Spanish, Mexico symposium, Rio de Janeiro, Association of Travel Instruction, Peru.
(click here for Spanish version of January 2006 newsletter)
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| June 2005 |
Vietnam update, new accessible transport law in Brazil, disability law in Mexico, accessible transit forums in Argentina and Brazil, Transmilenio in Bogotá, Metrocable in Medellín, low-floor buses in Buenos Aires, Washington DC roundtable. News and notes from Thailand, Malaysia, China, India, Israel, Australia, Japan, ECMT report, rural transport in UK, St. Petersburg, 2007 TRANSED in Canada, Richard Weiner new AEI President, Kenyan safety laws. Call for research on unpaved rural bus stops. Adaptive Engineering |
.[note: for these archived newsletters below, click on the date field to download Microsoft Word document format]
| January 2005 |
Vietnam, Singapore, bus rapid transit in Latin America, Buenos Aires conference, Rio de Janeiro, universal design, Washington roundtable, technology & transit, free publications, Unwin, Adaptive Engineering
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| June 2004 |
Enhancing the mobility of disabled people: Guidelines for practitioners, Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro, San Francisco, World Bank, TRB, TRANSED, Guatemala, Nicaragua, rural transport |
| January 2004 |
Demonstration projects, Enhancing the mobility of disabled people: Guidelines for practitioners, São Paulo, World Bank thematic group, new publications, TRANSED
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| June 2003 |
Specialized transit in Mexico, Russia, Japan, & South Africa; World Bank seminar; pilot projects in South Africa, India, Mozambique, and Malawi; new strategies; Bangkok rail; Bangkok seminar; TRANSED; UN Convention; El Salvador; Buenos Aires; waterways
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| January 2003 |
Making Access Happen (new AEI guide), Chinese Mobility for All, Korea, Malaysia, Australia, Japan, India, ESCAP, bus rapid transit in San Salvador & Lima, urban transport project, World Bank, Russia, Inclusive Mobility published in UK, road accidents
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| June 2002 |
Development banks, Costa Rica, access to small vehicles, United Nations convention
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