National Association of Area Agencies on Aging 46th Annual Conference and Tradeshow – Virtual

Transportation Sessions at the 2021 n4a Annual Conference

The 2021 n4a Virtual Conference will feature five workshops focused on transportation. Get ready to learn about transportation best practices for your community that address the needs of older adults, people with disabilities and caregivers. The 9th Annual NADTC Mobility Fair will offer attendees an opportunity to network and share insights with their peers and this year’s Post-Conference Intensive event on July 22 will feature programs that are increasing the availability and accessibility of transportation options for diverse older adults. We hope to see you there, virtually!

Monday, July 19
NADTC’s 9th Annual Mobility Fair
3:45 PM – 4:45 PM

Join us for the National Aging and Disability Transportation Center’s Annual Mobility Fair. This year, we will convene a structured and interactive roundtable conversation offering participants the opportunity to share their experiences and expertise and learn from their peers. This session will focus on creative travel training approaches, innovative transit-based work and COVID response, PACE and MCO transportation services, and other related topics addressing the transportation needs of older adults and people with disabilities.

Presenters:
• Kris Lyon, Senior Manager, Business Development – NEMT, TripSpark, Veneta, OR
• Ken Pollock, Transit Director, Bay Transit/Bay Aging, Warsaw, VA
• Lilly Ortiz, On the Move Program Coordinator, LA Metro, Los Angeles, CA

Facilitators:
• Virginia Dize, Co-Director, National Aging and Disability Transportation Center, n4a, Washington, DC
• Melissa Gray, Senior Program Manager, National Aging and Disability Transportation Center, n4a, Washington, DC
• Heather Edmonds, Program Associate, National Aging and Disability Transportation Center, n4a, Washington, DC

Tuesday, July 20
National Aging and Disability Transportation Center’s 2020 Grantee Showcase, Part I and Part II
Part I – 12:45 PM – 1:45 PM and Part II – 3:45 PM – 4:45 PM

This session will showcase the work of the 2020 NADTC Innovations in Accessible Mobility Grantees. The grantees worked in their communities to increase accessible transportation options for older adults and people with disabilities by removing barriers and expanding mobility options. The goal of each session is to help attendees understand how they might adapt these approaches in their own programs. Part I and Part II sessions will include presentations by a selection of 2020 grantees detailing their accomplishments and lessons learned and opportunities for open discussion.

Part I Presenters:
• Appalachian Agency for Senior Citizens, Cedar Bluff, VA
• Molly’s Angels, Napa, CA
• San Juan County Islands Shuttle, Friday Harbor, WA
• Mountain Rides Transportation Authority, Ketchum, ID

Part II Presenters:
• Capacity Builders, Farmington, NM
• Community Action Program Belknap-Merrimack Counties, Inc., Concord, NH
• Horizon Health, Inc., Pierz, MN
• Thrive Allen County, Iola, KS

1:15 PM – 2:00 PM 

Connect with other attendees about transportation for older adults, people with disabilities and caregivers, including funding sources; innovative program approaches; diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives; public transit, ridesharing, volunteer and non-emergency medical transportation; post COVID-19 recovery; and more!

Wednesday, July 21
Making Transportation Funding Work for You
2:35 PM – 3:05 PM

Securing funding is an integral part in providing transportation services but identifying and navigating funding options can be a challenge for communities and providers that want to improve transportation for older adults and people with disabilities. This session will give an overview of funding options and feature two AAAs that will highlight the different ways their agencies have used funding to expand and improve transportation access for older adults and people with disabilities.

Presenters:
• Heather Edmonds, Program Associate, National Aging and Disability Transportation Center, n4a, Washington, DC
• Mandy Folman, Mobility Manager, Southern Area Agency on Aging, Martinsville, VA

Thursday, July 22
Post-Conference Intensive: Meeting the Transportation Needs of Diverse Older Adults and People with Disabilities (This event is open to the public and will be available free-of-charge to all who register) 
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM

Our keynote speaker is transportation planning consultant, civil rights lawyer and nationally recognized activist, Tamika Butler, who will shed light on critical issues related to inequality, inequity and social justice in transportation. Tamika will be followed by a panel discussion among three transit programs working to improve transportation for diverse older adults and people with disabilities. Our closing speaker, Tauhric Brown, President and CEO of CICOA Aging and In-Home Solutions in Indianapolis, will discuss the role of aging and disability programs in addressing transportation inequities.

Keynote Speaker:
• Tamika Butler, Founder + Principal, Tamika L. Butler Consulting, LLC, Los Angeles, CA

Presenters:
• Virginia Dize, Co-Director, National Aging and Disability Transportation Center, n4a, Washington, DC
• Melissa Gray, Senior Program Manager, National Aging and Disability Transportation Center, n4a, Washington, DC

Panelists:
• Julia Castillo, Executive Director, HIRTA Public Transit, Urbandale, IA
• Harmony Lloyd, Chief Operating Officer, MTA Flint, Flint, MI
• Kiana Parker, Mobility on Demand Project Co-Lead, Consultant, Seattle Department of Transportation, Seattle, WA