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TTA Open Houses

What is a TTA Open House? Where the doors are open—and so are the minds. TTA members from across the nation share their hits and misses, and you get an all-access pass to real-world lessons spiced with expert training sessions. It’s not just an event, it’s your backstage pass to transportation's future. Step in, connect, and transform how we move forward together. TTA Open Houses—where industry secrets are spilled, and growth is the only traffic jam.

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TTA OPEN HOUSE - Indianapolis, Indiana

Hosted by: BraunAbility

May 13-15, 2025

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Travel Information

Hotel: Hyatt Place Indianapolis/Carmel (12045 Illinois Street, Carmel, IN 46032, United States of America)​

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Day 1: May 13th - Getting There

Travel

6:00pm: Welcome Reception and Industry Panel Discussion DRIVEN, Neurotherapy Center

  • Overview: Access to wheelchair transportation services in local markets are a challenge, making it difficult for patients to access therapy sessions. The objective is to bring stakeholders together to share the perspectives involved, rehab facilities and transportation providers to better understand the challenges and situations. Through this panel discussion, the discussion help understand and possibly spark ideas to take back.

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Day 2:  May 14th - Education – Carmel Office

8:30am: Welcome                        

  • Keynote speaker – Alex Elegudin                                   

9:30am: Overview of Product Safety & Compliance, Risk Management – Justin Riendeau (BraunAbility) and Marc Crawford (SWAN)

  • The Product Safety & Compliance presentation outlines the importance of rigorous testing and regulatory adherence in the transportation industry. It covers key testing and compliance principles, emphasizing the investment in ensuring product safety and reliability. The presentation details critical compliance areas, including FMVSS, CARB regulations, and endurance testing, with real-world examples of testing procedures. It highlights the advantages of working with a converter that prioritizes comprehensive testing, ensuring higher safety standards, regulatory compliance, and long-term product durability for transportation providers.                                                          

10:30am: Knowing Securements: Liability, Challenges, and Best Practices – Darren Reaume, Q’Straint

  • Despite securement equipment that is better designed and more rigorously tested than ever before, safely transporting passengers using wheelchairs is more difficult than most transportation providers realize.  This presentation will explore these challenges and offer examples of the best practices that can reduce a provider’s liability and enhance passenger safety.

11:00am: Knowing Wheelchairs – Matt Miller, Permobil

  • This session will explore the types of wheeled mobility devices one may encounter.  How to prevent damaging equipment while preparing for transport.  The differences between transport and transit approved devices.  And what types of positioning components on the wheelchair are required, in addition to what may be desirable, to maintain the safety and comfort of the passengers.

11:45am: Panel Discussion - The Key Takeaways

12:30pm: Group Event, bus to IMS, box lunch

  • IndyCar Practice for Indianapolis 500, Indianapolis Motor Speedway

  • Welcome, Meet/Greet with Sam Schmidt, Former IndyCar driver and team owner

Dinner on your own

 

Day 3: May 15th - Plant Tour – Winamac

8:45am: Depart hotel

10:45am: Arrive, Plant Tour briefing, BraunAbility Story

11:00am: Manufacturing Tour

12:30pm: Working Lunch – Innovation in Mobility, Kevin Frayne

1:15pm: Knowing WAVs – Presenting Five WAV Offerings Available (5 vehicles)

3:00pm: Depart Winamac

4:45pm: Arrive at Hotel

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