About TRAC

TRAC stands for the Transit Research & Accessibility Center (TRAC).

TRAC is a project that includes an online training program to (1) educate stakeholders about accessibility and usability requirements of fixed route public buses, and (2) prepare individuals to evaluate the accessibility and usability of bus trips using the specially designed, TRACbus app on their smartphone.

The Yang Tan Institute on Disability and Employment (YTI) is developing the training program and app with funding from the New York State (NYS) Developmental Disabilities Planning Council (DDPC). Information learned from this project will help to facilitate meaningful conversations between riders and the transit authority to determine where riders with disabilities experience difficulties and successes using the Albany area Capital District Transit Authority bus system.