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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…

Coordinating Council on Access and Mobility

NADTC’s Focus on Family Caregiving and Transportation

There are 53 million caregivers in the United States who are providing, on average, 24 hours a week of support for their loved ones[1]. NADTC’s most recent online course 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…

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…

Meeting the Needs of Older Passengers with Vision Loss: Guidance for Transportation Providers

This resource was created to provide guidance to transportation providers to better serve older adults with vision loss. This is a joint publication of the National Aging and Disability Transportation Center and the American Foundation for the Blind.

Drivers Make the Difference For Older Passengers with Vision Loss

This resource provides drivers with techniques for helping older passengers with vision loss and ways to help drivers identify passengers who may need assistance. This is a joint publication of the National Aging and Disability Transportation Center and the American Foundation for the Blind.

Office Hours: Improving Mobility for Veterans – Connecting to Health Care and Beyond

Click here to view the recording Click here for the presentation slides On December 1 from 2:00-3:00 PM, ET NADTC’s will host an office hours session focused on how to connect Veterans to community transportation options and will provide key strategies to improve mobility issues affecting Veterans. This session will feature a presentation by Bryan…

Older Driver Safety Awareness Week 2022

Guest Blogger – Jane Rath serves as the Project Director for the Clearinghouse on Older Road User Safety (ChORUS).  She works closely with NHTSA, the ChORUS subject matter experts and other partners to increase awareness and enhance services and programs aimed at improving older road user safety. Older Driver Safety Awareness Week, December 5-9, 2022,…

A Ride to Independence: Kyle’s Story

Transportation allows individuals with disabilities to achieve and sustain employment, and as employment opportunities expand for people with disabilities to work in integrated settings, transportation services to these jobs become even more important.  While Medicaid waiver programs often cover transportation costs, some communities struggle to provide reliable transportation options afterhours or to employment outside of…

Every Ride Counts Volunteer Driver Campaign

NADTC has developed a new campaign to help volunteer transportation programs around the country recruit volunteer drivers. Volunteer drivers are critical to ensure that older adults and people with disabilities can safely get where they need to go.