ÿþ<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>1-888-YOURCTA | Accessible CTA</title> </head> <body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" topmargin="0" leftmargin="0" rightmargin="0" bottommargin="0"> <div align="left"> <table border = "0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing = "10" width = "600"> <tr> <td colspan="2"> <font face="arial"> <CENTER> <!--<HR size="0" noshade>--> <h2>Chicago Transit Authority</h2><P> <B>Accessible Services Information</B> <p align="justify"> <font face="arial" size="-1"> Thank you for your interest in this video. Each screen in the video has audio narration, and there is written text at the bottom of each screen that duplicates the narration. To view or listen to a specific chapter, click on the chapter that interests you. If you would like additional tips on viewing/listening to the video, please click on the chapter that interests you and refer to the instructions under the black screen. </font> <HR size="0" noshade> </CENTER> <p align="justify"> <CENTER></CENTER><P> </font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="200" align="right"><a href="chapter1"><img src="chapter1/welcome-clip.jpg" width="160" height="120" border="0" alt="Link to Chapter 1 video"></a><BR>&nbsp;</td> <td width="400" valign="top"><font face="arial"><a href="chapter1"><B>Chapter 1:</a></B> Welcome to the CTA<P> <font face="arial" size="-1">Learn about the CTA and begin your journey on Chicago s public transit system.</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="200" align="right"><a href="chapter2"><img src="chapter2/physical-clip2.jpg" width="160" height="120" border="0" alt="Link to Chapter 2 video"></a><BR>&nbsp;</td> <td width="400" valign="top"><font face="arial"><a href="chapter2"><B>Chapter 2:</a></B> Before you take the CTA<P> <font face="arial" size="-1">Plan your route by telephone or with the online Trip Planner. Navigate the CTA by using maps, Braille signage, and transfers. Learn how to purchase and use reduced fare permits, and find out about the CTA s service animal policy.</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="200" align="right"><a href="chapter3"><img src="chapter3/physical-clip.jpg" width="160" height="120" border="0" alt="Link to Chapter 3 video"></a><BR>&nbsp;</td> <td width="400" valign="top"><font face="arial"><a href="chapter3"><B>Chapter 3:</a></B> Customers with Physical Disabilities<P> <font face="arial" size="-1">Prepare for your trip by locating accessible stations. Learn about elevator updates and call buttons, priority seating on trains and buses, automated audio announcements, bus ramps, and gap fillers for the trains.</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="200" align="right"><a href="chapter4"><img src="chapter4/blind-clip3.jpg" width="160" height="120" border="0" alt="Link to Chapter 4 video"></a><P>&nbsp;</td> <td width="400" valign="top"><font face="arial"><a href="chapter4"><B>Chapter 4:</a></B> Customers who are Blind/Visually Impaired<P> <font face="arial" size="-1">Prepare for your trip by calling the RTA Travel Information Line, using the online trip planner, or requesting Braille or large print guides. Learn about automatic audio announcements on the buses and the use of service animals. Find out about Braille signage, tactile edging on rail platforms, and getting assistance from CTA employees.</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="200" align="right"><a href="chapter5"><img src="chapter5/welcome-clip2.jpg" width="160" height="120" border="0" alt="Link to Chapter 5 video"></a><BR>&nbsp;</td> <td width="400" valign="top"><font face="arial"><a href="chapter5"><B>Chapter 5:</a></B> Customers who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing<P> <font face="arial" size="-1">Plan your trip by calling the RTA Travel Information Line or by using the online trip planner. Find out how to identify bus numbers/routes and learn about the audio-visual displays on buses that inform you of upcoming bus stops. Become familiar with train routes and platform signs, and learn when a train is changed to an express.</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="200" align="right"><a href="chapter6"><img src="chapter6/contacting.jpg" width="160" height="120" border="0" alt="Link to Chapter 6 video"></a><BR>&nbsp;</td> <td width="400" valign="top"><font face="arial"><a href="chapter6"><B>Chapter 6:</a></B> Contacting the CTA<P> <font face="arial" size="-1">Learn how to contact the CTA if you need additional information about any aspect of your travel on its buses and trains.</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"> <a name="inst"> </a> <center><HR size="0" noshade></center><P> <font face="arial" size="-1"> <!-- <p align="justify"> <B>Instructions for viewing/listening to the video:</B><UL> <LI> To play the video: Press the  play button, which appears as  >. That button is located in the blue panel s lower left corner, which is directly under the black screen. 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