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Team Effort: When Transportation Providers, AAAs, and Communities Work Together to Support Housing
Through the collaboration and shared experiences of the County Office on Aging in Maui and Maui Economic Opportunity (MEO) Inc., a transportation provider, discover how FTA 5310 funding can be leveraged to ensure older adults and people with disabilities in local housing complexes get to and from the places they need to go.
Read more »Enhanced Opportunities Using FTA Section 5310
Join NADTC on April 29, 1:00-2:00 PM Eastern, as we hear from Joelle Kanter with Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA). Joelle will discuss RIPTA’s current pilot project, RIde Anywhere, using FTA Section 5310 funding. They will showcase the innovative approach to the delivery of statewide paratransit services, and ways it could be replicated by other transportation providers.
Read more »FTA Section 5310 Profiles
Discover the creative and innovative approaches adapted by direct recipients or subrecipients of FTA Section 5310 funding, known as Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities. The transportation programs showcased in this resource will feature the non-traditional uses of 5310, thinking beyond the bus, and how their programs can improve the lives of older adults, people with disabilities and the communities where they live. NADTC’s 5310 Profiles will highlight volunteer transportation programs, mobility management, multisector coordination, outreach or partnership strategies, improved accessibility, and more.
Read more »A Conversation with the Fallon-Paiute Shoshone Tribe: Leveraging ICAM Pilot Program Funds to Grow On-Demand Services
Join NADTC on March 27th as we explore with the Fallon Piaute Shoshone Tribe how they have developed a scalable plan for meeting the transportation needs of tribal elders and members with disabilities. In the next two years they plan to expand their on-demand ride availability through the purchase of an ADA compliant van by leveraging Innovative Coordinated Access and Mobility (ICAM) pilot program funds. The webinar will highlight the tribe’s planning process, key partnerships, and plans for integrating their vehicle purchase to address transportation insecurities.
Read more »Digital Accessibility for Transportation Providers
NADTC 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.
Read more »Enhanced Transparency: A Comprehensive Review of 5310 Program Websites
NADTC conducted a comprehensive review of FTA Section 5310, Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities, programmatic information available on 54 State DOT and U.S. territory websites. This review was to determine the usefulness of the resources available and how funding information was presented to current grantees, potential grantees and the public. The outcome…
Read more »Enhancing Transparency: Best Practices for FTA Section 5310 Program Websites
Join NADTC as they present our findings from a review of Section 5310 program information and resources found on state DOT websites. This webinar will showcase three states who have gone above and beyond to provide guidance to existing or future grantees seeking information about the available 5310 funding, tools and resources available through the state DOT.
Read more »Community Engagement Toolkit: Essentials for Planning & Facilitating Meaningful Conversations
The 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.
Read more »Taxi Operator’s Pocket Guide
This pocket guide covers driver responsibilities for serving passengers under the ADA, disability etiquette, mobility aids, assisting customers with service animals, and passenger responsibilities.
Read more »Serving Family Caregivers in Your Transportation System
This webinar explored how transportation providers can enhance their services to better support family caregivers. Strategies for identifying, working with and supporting family caregivers through transportation will be shared along with examples of existing programs that effectively serve caregivers.
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