Transportation: The Missing Link in Family Caregiver Support
Comments OffWhile 80% of family caregivers provide transportation for their loved one only 25% have utilized a transportation service. This resource provides information for caregiver support professionals about typical community transportation options and associated support services that could be used to support family caregivers. There are also recommendations on forming partnerships with transportation providers to improve transportation options that are accessible and accommodating to the unique needs of family caregivers.
Digital Accessibility for Transportation Providers
Comments OffNADTC and National RTAP co-hosted a webinar to discuss the importance for all 5310 and 5311 providers to ensure their websites, digital content, and transit apps are fully accessible to people with disabilities. The presentation provided information about digital accessibility, showed how inaccessible websites and apps can lead to discrimination, highlighted available tools to test for accessibility, and provided links to accessibility training. With guest speaker, Matt Feldman, Vice President of Business Development at Vispero.
Community Engagement Toolkit: Essentials for Planning & Facilitating Meaningful Conversations
Comments OffThe Community Engagement Toolkit offers a structured approach and useful tools to discuss how well local transportation options are meeting the needs of individuals in the community, and create a plan for improvement.
Taxi Operator’s Pocket Guide
Comments OffThis pocket guide covers driver responsibilities for serving passengers under the ADA, disability etiquette, mobility aids, assisting customers with service animals, and passenger responsibilities.
2023 Innovations Showcase
Comments OffINTRODUCTION 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…
NADTC’s 2021 Equity and Accessibility Transportation Planning Grants
Comments OffIntroduction NADTC’s 2021 Equity and Accessibility Transportation Planning Grants provided funding to support the development of program innovations and new models for accessible transportation to meet the needs of older adults and people with disabilities. NADTC awarded $173,495 in competitive grants to 9 communities in eight states; Colorado, Connecticut, Iowa, New Mexico, New York, Ohio,…
2020 Innovations in Accessible Mobility Grants
Comments OffIntroduction In 2020, the NADTC awarded Innovations in Accessible Mobility Grants to expand access to accessible transportation options to support community living and improve the lives of older adults and people with disabilities. Grants of up to $30,000 were awarded to ten communities who had seven months to implement a project to develop new transportation approaches…
The Growing Involvement of Area Agencies on Aging in Community Transportation
Comments OffAccording to 2022 National Survey of Area Agencies on Aging, 91% of Area Agencies on Aging provide transportation to support the mobility needs of older adults and people with disabilities. In this third webinar in NADTC’s series on Human Services Transportation, speakers from USAging will detail the survey’s findings on the types of transportation provided by…
Technical Assistance Brief-Microtransit Accessibility
Comments OffThis technical assistance brief provides resources for accessibility on microtransit services. Microtransit is a form of shared-ride on-demand transport that extends the reach of transit systems or in some cases, replaces fixed routes.
Office Hours-Helping Transit-Age Youth Overcome Barriers Through Travel Training
Comments OffIn August 23, 2023 NADTC’s Office Hours-“Helping Transit-Age Youth Overcome Barriers Through Travel Training” provided an interactive discussion between attendees on travel training strategies for students with disabilities and how it helps to overcome transportation barriers when transitioning to adult life. Keith Fox, Transition Coordinator for Easterseals Crossroads Transition Services has been partnering with transit…