News from NADTC.
National Center for Mobility Management (NCMM), a federally funded technical assistance center, hosted Mobility Management Connections Summit during the week of March 18-22, 2024. This virtual mobility learning summit fostered discussions on public transit, transportation planning, promoting innovation and sharing of ideas through peer learning. If you missed the event, you can review the recordings…
News from NADTC.
INTRODUCTION This resource presents 14 Transportation Innovations selected by the National Aging and Disability Transportation Center (NADTC) through a nationwide competition. The Showcase profiles out-of-the-box thinking and alignment of resources. Innovations may be entirely original or represent a creative adaptation of an approach that has worked in other places or program settings or with different…
Federal funding opportunities.
August 16 – 18, 2023 Washington Marriott Marquis 901 Massachusetts Avenue NW Washington, DC 20001 Presentation topics will likely include: Leadership updates from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), American Public Transportation Association (APTA), American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), and the Community Transportation Association of America (CTAA) State Management and Comprehensive (Triennial)…
Throughout the month of May 2023, NADTC hosted our first course of the year entitled, Why Serving Everyone Doesn’t Serve Everyone. The course was intended to explore the importance of prioritizing intentional efforts to ensure that community transportation is truly available to all people. Participants were encouraged to take a deep dive into three subjects…
Press Releases and News Coverage.
Transportation Innovations Through the Innovations Showcase the National Aging and Disability Transportation Center recognizes exemplary transportation programs targeted to the needs of older adults and people with disabilities. Selected through a nationwide competition, the Showcase profiles out-of-the-box thinking and alignment of resources. Innovations may be entirely original or represent a creative adaptation of an approach that…
Americans with Disabilities Act: Requirements for Section 5310 Recipients Background The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a civil rights law prohibiting discrimination against persons with disabilities. Under Title II of the ADA, public transportation must be accessible to and usable by people with disabilities, including wheelchair users. The U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT)…
Below you can find DEI training and events hosted by NADTC. Webinars > Transportation Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Initiative Lunch and Learn – 4/8/2021 > NADTC Office Hours – Transportation Diversity, Equity and Inclusion – 4/21/2021 > Transportation Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Initiative Lunch and Learn – 6/17/2021 > Meeting the Transportation Needs of Diverse Older…
Background This blog post gives an overview of Medicaid NEMT service and also summarizes the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) sponsored listening sessions that allowed mobility providers and stakeholders to provide feedback and shared learning about ways to improve the Medicaid program and NEMT benefit. Medicaid is a national program that provides health…