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Transportation: The Missing Link in Family Caregiver Support
While 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.
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 »Half or Reduced Fare Requirements for Transit
FTA’s public transportation law requires transit agencies that receive funds through the Federal Transit Administration’s Section 5307 Urbanized Area Formula Program to offer half fare or reduced fare to older adults and individuals with disabilities during off-peak hours for fixed-route services. NADTC has updated information from a 2018 blog post with the same title.
Read more »Amplifying Voices of Caregivers in Transportation
This video is part of the 2022 Online Caregiving and Transportation Course that focused on the important role caregivers have in managing transportation, including the indirect impacts that transportation, or lack thereof, can have on caregivers and the importance of including caregiver voices in shaping community transportation options and support. In addition to speaker presentations…
Read more »Technical Assistance Brief–Resources on Rides for Employment for Older Adults and People with Disabilities
Transportation enables older adults and individuals with disabilities to access and sustain paid employment or volunteer work activities. Transportation options can vary considerably depending on the geographic area, this TA brief provides resources and best practices from the transportation industry that can assist in finding what’s best for your area.
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 »Technical Assistance Brief-Dual Eligibility for Medicare and Medicaid
This technical assistance brief provides resources to increase understanding of both Medicare and Medicaid programs and what transportation benefits are available for those who are dually eligible.
Read more »Office Hours: Using Assistive Technology in Transportation
Click here for recording Click here for presentation slides On June 28 from 1:00-2:00 PM ET NADTC’s office hours will focus on the use of assistive technology in transportation and how transportation programs may accommodate for their use to better serve older adults and people with disabilities. This session will feature a presentation by Robert…
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