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Digital Accessibility for Transportation Providers
NADTC and National RTAP will co-host a webinar to discuss the importance of all 5310 and 5311 providers to ensure their websites, digital content and transit apps are fully accessible to people with disabilities. Presentation will provide information about digital accessibility, show how inaccessible websites and apps can lead to discrimination, highlight available tools to test for accessibility and provide links to accessibility training.
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 »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 »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 »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 »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 »2021 FTA Section 5310 Compendium
Americans with Disabilities Act: Requirements for Section 5310 Recipients Background The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a civil rights law prohibiting discrimination against persons with disabilities. Under Title II of the ADA, public transportation must be accessible to and usable by people with disabilities, including wheelchair users. The U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT)…
Read more »DEI Lunch & Learn: Access Matters Video Series
Access Matters Video Lunch and Learn Recording Access Matters Video Series This DEI 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…
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