BART Accessibility Task Force

BART Accessibility Task Force Overview

The BART Accessibility Task Force advises the BART Board of Directors and staff on disability-related issues and advocates on behalf of people with disabilities and seniors to make the BART system accessible to all.

All meetings are open to the public. Members of the BART Accessibility Task Force are appointed by the Board of Directors. For more information, check out the BART Accessibility Task Force bylaws (.pdf)

Contact the Task Force:

The BART Accessibility Task Force (BATF) is actively recruiting new members. If you are interested or have questions, please contact, Elena Van Loo, Customer Access and Accessibility Department, by phone at (510) 874-7366 or by e-mail at [email protected].

Meetings

The BART Accessibility Task Force (BATF) meets on the fourth Thursday of the month and the meetings are open to the public. The meetings starts at 2:00 p.m. and generally ends between 4:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. The BATF meetings are held at East Bay Paratransit, 1750 Broadway, 1st Floor Conference Room, Oakland, CA 94612. Times and/or locations may vary for the November and December meetings so, be sure to check the agenda for the time and location of the current meeting.

To access the agenda and minutes, please visit the link below. Meeting agendas are also available on the Board of Directors agenda page at BART Public Meeting Agendas, along with other BART’s Citizen Advisory Committees. 

2025 BATF meeting dates:

1. January 23, 2025, Thursday
2. February 27, 2025, Thursday
3. March 27, 2025, Thursday
4. April 24, 2025, Thursday
5. May 22, 2025, Thursday
6. June 26, 2025, Thursday
7. July 24, 2025, Thursday
8. August 28, 2025, Thursday
9. September 25, 2025, Thursday
10. October 23, 2025, Thursday
11. November 20, 2025, Thursday
12. December 18, 2025, Thursday

Accommodations

• Sign language interpreters at all meetings upon request
• Captioning for the hearing impaired at all meetings
• All the meetings are held in a fully accessible location, easily reached by BART or AC Transit bus.
• Meeting materials are prepared electronically and in Braille for every meeting and are supplied upon request. Audio tape could also be supplied if requested.

The BATF shall be composed of up to eighteen (18) members.

BART Accessibility Task Force (BATF) Advisory Committee members:

1. Anita Ortega
2. Bruce Yow
3. Catherine Callahan - 2nd Vice-Chairperson
4. Clarence R. Fischer
5. Danny Kodmur
6. Daveed Mandell
7. Emily Witkin
8. Herb Hastings - Chairperson
9. Hillary Brown
10. Janice Armigo Brown
11. Janien Harrison
12. Joshua Saunders - Vice-Chairperson
13. Roland Wong
14. Sam Buman
15. Shana Ray
     

"Help us make BART accessible for all."