Resources & Publications

NADTC is pleased to present a series of technology blogs written by Easterseals consultant and guest blogger Steve Yaffe. In this series, we look at demand response transportation design and operations. The seven blogs highlight the need for cost allocation, transit scheduling and technology in providing efficient demand response transportation. The blog series address: Paratransit…

National Aging and Disability Transportation Center Capitol Hill Briefing on Transportation Innovations December 6, 2019 Washington, D.C. On December 6, 2019, NADTC held a briefing to showcase the work of our 2019 Transportation Innovations grantees. With funding from NADTC, organizations in Colorado, Maine, New Mexico, New York and Oklahoma developed programs to increase accessible transportation options…

NADTC hosted the Expanding Access to Transportation for Older Adults and People with Disabilities Webinar on November 21, 2019. View and listen to the webinar. Download a copy of the webinar transcript in Word. Webinar description: Transportation is often needed to engage in community life, jobs, education and to access health care.   The U.S. Department of…

In this Non-Emergency Medical Transportation Topic Spotlight, NADTC explores how different states approach coordination. As a Medicaid benefit, non-emergency medical transportation provision varies state-to-state depending on each state’s model coordination practices. This NEMT brief looks at examples from Massachusetts, North Carolina, Oregon, and Texas.  

In this Opioid Use and Transportation Topic Spotlight, NADTC explores how transportation to opioid treatment is an eligible activity under federal funding programs, and communities across the country are making a concerted effort to involve transportation providers in recognizing opioid abuse and providing support to those addressing addiction. Programs in Idaho, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota,…

In this Innovative Section 5310 Funding Match Topic Spotlight, NADTC explores how local funding match is integral to implementing federally funded transit service and looks at Section 5310 funding practices that three communities in  Colorado (Douglas County, Durango, and All Points) and Paris, Texas, are using to support transportation programs.  

In this Cancer Care and Dialysis Transportation Topic Spotlight, part of the 2018 Transportation Trends Report series, NADTC looks at creative strategies being implemented in some communities to increase patient access to continuous care or follow-up appointments. Programs featured include Mountain Empire Older Citizens in Virginia, ChemoCars in North Carolina and Texas, Ride Health in Pennsylvania, Ride…

This report reviews 2018’s trending topics in transportation. The Trends Report provides access to information about local communities’ efforts to develop, fund, and operate accessible transportation. Each brief within the report includes case studies on how changes in transportation are being implemented in states and communities in the U.S. 2018 topics include: • Cancer Care…

This brief is part of NADTC’s Best Practice series. Featured is the Volunteer Assisted Transportation program in Tennessee. Best Practice briefs focus on the funding, operations, and service area of transportation agencies supporting mobility for older adults and people with disabilities.

This brief is part of NADTC’s Best Practice series. Featured is SMiles volunteer transportation program in Tennessee. Best Practice briefs focus on the funding, operations, and service area of transportation agencies supporting mobility for older adults and people with disabilities.