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From page 42... ... 42 TCRP LRD 59 For technical guidance on making websites accessible, see the Access Board's Section 508 Standards for Electronic and Information Technology, which apply to the federal government and address access to websites and other electronic information by people with physical, sensory, or cognitive disabilities.369 Accessibility of mobile apps should follow Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 standards, including multimedia access.370 The WCAG 2.1 standards recommend, among other things, providing text alternatives for non-text content, captions and other alternatives for multimedia, and creating content that can be presented in different ways, including by assistive technologies, without losing meaning. Read the entire page →
From page 43... ... TCRP LRD 59 43 tailpipe emissions, they are safer for communities traditionally burdened by air pollution. Low-income residents, children, the elderly, and people of color suffer disproportionately from health conditions such as asthma and heart disease."377 However, low-income populations and minority populations may experience the benefits of innovative technology diff erently compared to other populations. Read the entire page →
From page 44... ... 44 TCRP LRD 59 1. Title VI of the Civil Rights Act Title VI, 42 U.S.C. § 2000d et seq., enacted as part of the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964, prohibits discrimination by recipients of Federal financial assistance on the basis of race, color, and national origin, including the denial of meaningful access for LEP persons.385 Its purpose is to ensure that public funds are not spent in a way that encourages, subsidizes, or results in discrimination on these bases. Read the entire page →
From page 45... ... TCRP LRD 59 45 ing social and economic effects, resulting from transportation decisions, programs and policies made, implemented and enforced at the Federal, State, local or tribal level."396 The Presidential memorandum accompanying Executive Order 12898 identified Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as one of several Federal laws that should be applied "to prevent minority communities and low-income communities from being subject to disproportionately high and adverse environmental effects." According to the U.S. Department of Justice, "… the core tenet of environmental justice -- that development and urban renewal benefitting a community as a whole not be unjustifiably purchased through the disproportionate allocation of its adverse environmental and health burdens on the community's minority -- flows directly from the underlying principle of Title VI itself."397 Distinguished from Title VI, Executive Order 12898 extends to protect "populations" of similarly-situated indi viduals with respect to the benefits or burdens of a plan or project, but may live far apart.398 Executive Order 12898 addresses persons belonging to any of the following groups: • Black: a person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa. Read the entire page →
From page 46... ... 46 TCRP LRD 59 The FTA has developed policy guidance in the form of a Circular (Circular 4703.1) , "Environmental Justice Policy Guidance for Federal Transit Administration Recipients," to provide recipients with a distinct framework to assist them as they integrate principles of environmental justice into their public transportation decision-making processes.402 Currently, U.S. Read the entire page →

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... 42 TCRP LRD 59 For technical guidance on making websites accessible, see the Access Board's Section 508 Standards for Electronic and Information Technology, which apply to the federal government and address access to websites and other electronic information by people with physical, sensory, or cognitive disabilities.369 Accessibility of mobile apps should follow Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 standards, including multimedia access.370 The WCAG 2.1 standards recommend, among other things, providing text alternatives for non-text content, captions and other alternatives for multimedia, and creating content that can be presented in different ways, including by assistive technologies, without losing meaning.

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... TCRP LRD 59 43 tailpipe emissions, they are safer for communities traditionally burdened by air pollution. Low-income residents, children, the elderly, and people of color suffer disproportionately from health conditions such as asthma and heart disease."377 However, low-income populations and minority populations may experience the benefits of innovative technology diff erently compared to other populations.

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... 44 TCRP LRD 59 1. Title VI of the Civil Rights Act Title VI, 42 U.S.C. § 2000d et seq., enacted as part of the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964, prohibits discrimination by recipients of Federal financial assistance on the basis of race, color, and national origin, including the denial of meaningful access for LEP persons.385 Its purpose is to ensure that public funds are not spent in a way that encourages, subsidizes, or results in discrimination on these bases.

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... TCRP LRD 59 45 ing social and economic effects, resulting from transportation decisions, programs and policies made, implemented and enforced at the Federal, State, local or tribal level."396 The Presidential memorandum accompanying Executive Order 12898 identified Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as one of several Federal laws that should be applied "to prevent minority communities and low-income communities from being subject to disproportionately high and adverse environmental effects." According to the U.S. Department of Justice, "… the core tenet of environmental justice -- that development and urban renewal benefitting a community as a whole not be unjustifiably purchased through the disproportionate allocation of its adverse environmental and health burdens on the community's minority -- flows directly from the underlying principle of Title VI itself."397 Distinguished from Title VI, Executive Order 12898 extends to protect "populations" of similarly-situated indi viduals with respect to the benefits or burdens of a plan or project, but may live far apart.398 Executive Order 12898 addresses persons belonging to any of the following groups: • Black: a person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa.

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... 46 TCRP LRD 59 The FTA has developed policy guidance in the form of a Circular (Circular 4703.1) , "Environmental Justice Policy Guidance for Federal Transit Administration Recipients," to provide recipients with a distinct framework to assist them as they integrate principles of environmental justice into their public transportation decision-making processes.402 Currently, U.S.

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