ADA Events

The Greater Peoria Mass Transit District ADA Committee is hosting its 4th Annual ADA WOW! Celebration & Resource Fair on July 24, 2025 to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and offer valuable resources to the local ADA community!

• DATE: Thursday, July 24, 2025
• TIME: 4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
• LOCATION: EP!C
  • 1913 W Townline Rd Peoria, IL 61615
• BOOTH SPACE or QUESTIONS:
  • Please email Stephanie Alexander at salexander@ridecitylink.org

The GPMTD ADA Committee, chaired by GPMTD Board Trustee Patti Sterling Polk, is spearheading this event for the fourth year.

“It is with great enthusiasm that the GPMTD ADA Committee and staff has planned for the Annual ADA WOW! Celebration & Resource Fair. The addition of several new resources and vendors is proof that this event is growing to meet a need in the Peoria area. It is a positive and age inclusive opportunity for the local ADA community to learn about the resources available to them.”

GPMTD Board Trustee Patti Sterling Polk

Vendors will be available to provide information on their services, products and will hand out free giveaways to attendees.

GPMTD’s transportation services – CityLink (fixed route), CityLift (paratransit) and CountyLink (rural) – will have vehicles on-site to showcase their accessibility features. Parking for event attendees will be in front of EP!C.

This event aligns with the anniversary of when the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law on July 26, 1990, by President George H.W. Bush.

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Past Events

Previous Participating Resources/Vendors:

• Advocates for Access
• Best Buddies Illinois
• Camp Big Sky
• Center for Sight & Hearing
• Center for Youth & Family Solutions – New Day Seniors Program
• Central Illinois Agency on Aging
• Central Illinois Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired
• Community Workshop and Training Center (CWTC)
• Easterseals Central Illinois
• EP!C
• Greater Peoria Mass Transit District (CityLink)
  • CityLink electric bus
• Heart of Illinois Special Recreation Association (HISRA)
• Illinois Assistive Technology Program
• Illinois Central College Access Services
• Just Like You
• National Multiple Sclerosis Society (Central Illinois Community Council)
• Transdev (CityLift & CountyLink services)
  • CityLift & CountyLink vehicles
• Tri-County Regional Planning Commission

Visit the CityLink Facebook page to view photos from the 2nd Annual Celebration & Resource Fair and the CityLink YouTube playlist below to see interviews from all the participating vendors from the 2023 event.

The Greater Peoria Mass Transit District (GPMTD) hosted a special event on Wednesday, March 15, 2023 at the Peoria Public Library Main Branch called the ADA WOW! Discovering & Learning Session. This event was intended to provide the local ADA community with important information on how to effectively use the transportation services provided by the GPMTD. It featured information on all three services – CityLink fixed route bus service, CityLift paratransit service, and CountyLink rural transportation service – and included sharing updates to the GPMTD Paratransit Rider’s Guide, how to apply for CityLift service and the review process/timeline, how to purchase bus passes/tickets and a review of using the CityLink website.

• Event Photos