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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 »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 »Facts about Service Animals and Transportation
This rack card includes the U.S. DOT’s definition of a service animal, customer’s rights and responsibilities regarding service animals, and customer service practices. This resource can be printed on cardstock and used in a brochure rack or with other marketing and training materials.
Read more »2023 Innovations Showcase
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…
Read more »The Growing Involvement of Area Agencies on Aging in Community Transportation
According 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…
Read more »Technical Assistance Brief-Microtransit Accessibility
This 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.
Read more »Lunch & Learn: Access Matters Video Series
Access Matters Video Lunch and Learn Recording Access Matters Video Series This Lunch and Learn features the recently updated Access Matters Video Series. The videos spotlight the importance of accessible transportation for people with disabilities and offer practical training and tips for transit drivers applicable to both rural and urban transportation programs. In addition to…
Read more »Office Hours: Riders with Vision Loss: New Tools from NADTC and the American Foundation for the Blind
Click here to view the recording Click here for the presentation slides On Thursday, March 2 at 2:00 – 3:00 PM, ET, NADTC will host an office hours session focused on strategies for better serving the transportation needs of older adults with vision loss. Two new resources available on the NADTC website: Meeting the Needs…
Read more »Training Videos for Drivers and Transit Personnel
Access Matters Video Series NADTC is pleased to present Access Matters, a series of videos created in partnership and in dedication to Donna Smith (1959-2022). These videos were created to train drivers to be more sensitive to the needs of people who are blind, deaf and have other disabilities who rely on public transportation. The…
Read more »“How can I assist you?” Reasonable Modification to Policy Considerations
The National Aging and Disability Transportation Center (NADTC) office hours are focused on enhancing training and technical assistance opportunities and offer further opportunities to interact with your peers, topic experts and NADTC staff. In recognition of the Americans with Disability Act (ADA) Anniversary, this session will provide an overview of the reasonable modification rule of…
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