Station siting:
Lowering access barriers starts with placing stations where they primarily serve low - income communities.
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Lowering the access barrier to medical applications can have profound effects on patients, their caregivers and their doctors, especially for something as prevalent as newborn jaundice.»
The size and scope of measures to promote bike sharing equity vary, but all types of bike sharing systems are working to
lower access barriers.Whether a large established system with significant government investment like Capital Bikeshare, a new small nonprofit system searching for funding like Kansas City B - cycle, or a for - profit system like Decobike Miami Beach, operators are expending the effort to
lower access barriers.
Not exact matches
With most business buyers unable to
access the full amount of a business price from lending institutions, today's sellers are faced with the decision to either
lower asking prices or work with buyers to overcome sale
barriers.
As Michelle and others have noted, it's very easy to blend in online with such a
low barrier to
access and so much content being produced.
We urge the Department of Education and IRS to work together to restore secure
access to the DRT as soon as possible, and to do so in a way that avoids creating
barriers to
access for
low - income students, such as requiring complicated financial or personal information.
Parent - Child Home Program is for families who enroll their children between 18 months and two years of age, participate for two years, are challenged by
low levels of education, poverty, literacy and language
barriers, and / or are isolated and not
accessing community services.
It is a sound revenue stream for funding future upgrades that improve straphangers» daily commutes, while expanding
access to public transportation for hundreds of thousands of our
low - income neighbors who face
barriers to economic opportunity because they can not afford to ride a bus or train.
He is founder and president of Free the Vote North Carolina, which is supporting a bill now before the legislature to dramatically
lower the ballot
access barriers for third parties and independent candidates..
And even knowing this, I will continue to fight for expanded
access to higher education for
low and middle - income students by: • Strengthening Pell Grants, student aid, student
access, and minority serving institutions; • Reducing red tape for students and graduates; • Removing
barriers for non-traditional students; and • Empowering consumers through «sunshine» and transparency in college costs & accreditation.
African - Americans»
lower rates of eye care are believed to stem from less
access and more
barriers to care, fewer eye care providers with practices situated in their communities, and a lack of awareness of their high - risk status for vision loss and how routine preventive care could reduce that risk.
The association between higher Medicaid reimbursements for office visits and increased likelihood of receiving cancer screenings may reflect
barriers in
access to primary care physicians and other providers for Medicaid enrollees in states with
lower reimbursements.
Fourth, dismally
low public spending on health has crippled the public sector and created large
barriers in quality and
access — the total expenditure on health in India fell from 4 · 5 % of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2004 - 05 to 4 · 0 % of GDP in 2013 - 14, and most of this expenditure was out - of - pocket leading to catastrophic health care expenditure for millions.
«The CGC will democratize
access to the wealth of cancer genomics data by substantially
lowering the
barrier to
accessing and computing over these datasets,» said Dr. Ilya Shmulevich, professor at ISB and CGC principal investigator.
This train is used to bring realism to the game, although it does cause the railroad crossing next to the Train Station to
lowering crossing
barriers, temporarily blocking
access to Main Street.
However,
lower levels of mindset may also stem from structural
barriers to success and perceptions of inequality in
access to opportunities.
Teachers really appreciate that these events are free as they find it really
lowers barriers to
access.
According to Elyse Aidman - Adahal, Director of National Programs and Site Development at the National Writing Project, makerspaces feature
low barriers to content
access and high ceilings of opportunity and achievement.
Yet the outdated structure of the US school day and year compounds
barriers to
low - income students» success by widening disparities in their
access to enriching activities during those out - of - school hours and months.
If the American dream is to mean anything for children from
low - income backgrounds, they need
access to a public education that helps them overcome economic and social
barriers and achieve at high levels.
Having
access, support, and training are what Ertmer (1999) referred to as «first - order
barriers» and are only part of what might explain why technology integration remains
low in classrooms.
Inadequate funding,
lower literacy rates, and less
access to advanced courses such as AP and STEM classes impact rural students» achievement, creating significant
barriers to their success.
MCAN works toward achieving this goal by advocating for policy reforms that
lower the
barriers to college for students, sponsoring a number of statewide initiatives focused on increasing college
access, delivering professional development to train college
access professionals to be highly qualified and effective college advisers, and strengthening like - minded and mission - aligned statewide college
access and success initiatives.
These last two were key factors for the kids who attended the pilot, 86 % of which qualify for free or reduced - price lunch, since transportation
access and food security are economic
barriers to school choice for families who have
lower household incomes.
But France hasn't erased all the
barriers that prevent
lower - income families from
accessing the best schools, even with huge amounts of government money poured into helping them get a leg up.
-- Instructional and data systems: Broadband
access for all communities, particularly
low - income communities, is seen as imperative to removing
barriers to an excellent education.
Access to technology in
low - income communities is a persistent
barrier.
However,
low - income young people — who make up nearly 60 percent of the state's K - 12 students — disproportionately face
barriers to college
access and completion.
According to a press release issued at the time, «The reorganization addresses Governor Dannel P. Malloy's six principles on education reform, including: (1) Enhancing families»
access to high - quality early childhood; (2) Turning around Connecticut's
lowest - performing schools and districts; (3) Expanding the availability of high - quality school models; (4) Removing red tape and other
barriers to success; (5) Ensuring that our schools are home to the very best teachers and principals; and (6) Delivering more resources, targeted to districts with the greatest need - provided that they embrace key reforms that position our students for success.»
We want our school demographics to mirror the demographics of San Francisco, which means including people of all backgrounds and neighborhoods in the City, so it was our priority to be centrally located, and given that there is a higher percentage of
low - income families in the south and southeast parts of the City, we wanted to be more accessible to those families, who have the greatest
barriers to being able to
access great schools.»
The College Success Foundation works to support under - served and
low - income students in their schooling and reduce
barriers to
accessing higher education.
Yet the cost of this investment is higher than ever, creating a
barrier to
access for some students, particularly those from
low - income families,» said Secretary of Education Arne Duncan.
We are committed to breaking down
barriers to educational choice to help children, especially
low - income children,
access the quality education necessary to reach their full potential.
For states and localities where universal
access is unrealistic, an expansion of the community eligibility program, which allows schools and districts in
low - income areas to serve free breakfast and lunch to all students without collecting applications, would be an interim step to consider.44 Making free meals universal would ensure that all students experiencing food insecurity have
access to healthy, nutritious meals; end the stigma surrounding school lunch; and eliminate administrative
barriers to
accessing the program.
Now, with
access to an audience of millions and with the
barriers to publication
lowered to almost zero, the spam and pirated ebooks problem will grow more and more.
We can now provide an alternative
low -
barrier access route that will allow these readers to
access the research that interests them.»
The royalty amounts tend to be
lower than other retail models, but the upside is you get
access to a huge new audience who can try your book without the
barrier of making a purchase.
Mutual funds generally offer
low barriers to entry and high liquidity, giving ordinary investors
access to a professionally - managed fund.
Fed: Banks modestly
lower barriers to credit cards — Banks are swinging open their vault doors wider for businesses, but consumers are seeing only slightly easier
access to loans — including credit cards... (See Credit cards)
He believes this new pricing structure will
lower some of the
barriers that exist for potential users of bike share and help the nonprofit bike share system's mission of improving transportation
access for all Milwaukeeans.
Reducing both tariffs and non-tariff market
access barriers will
lower the cost of new energy - efficient technologies, thereby spurring their utilisation and ultimately help broaden development and environmental goals for the world community at large.»
SMRs could
lower the
barrier for grid capabilities, allowing smaller countries
access to nuclear.
Barriers for
low - income customers to energy efficiency and weatherization investments, including those in disadvantaged communities, as well as recommendations on how to increase
access to energy efficiency and weatherization investments to
low - income customers This study was conducted by the Energy Commission and was adopted December 14, 2016.
Barriers for
low - income customers to zero - emission and near - zero - emission transportation options, including those in disadvantaged communities, as well as recommendations on how to increase
access to zero - emission and near - zero - emission transportation options to
low - income customers, including those in disadvantaged communities.
Continued reduction of deployment
barriers as well as enhanced mitigation strategies to responsibly improve market
access to remote,
low - wind - speed, offshore, and environmentally sensitive locations.
Why it matters: The
barriers to space exploration are being
lowered, giving more countries
access to space.
The chat, hosted by Better Bike Share and Multicultural Communities for Mobility, was held to talk about
barriers to
accessing bike share, particularly among
low - income communities and communities of color.
ABS attacks
low - cost areas of practice — areas where, if there are
barriers to
access, they are the height of freshly mown golf - greens grass.
So the primary purpose of the state's LLLT program is to provide service to middle - to -
low income individuals and families who would previously be unable to
access legal services due to financial
barriers.
An understanding of the civil equal justice legal needs of
low - income people, including the unique needs of populations that experience particular
barriers to
access to justice systems.