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2022 Archives

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.

Lunch and Learn: Language Matters

Language Matters Recording Language Matters Presentation Anti-Ageism Guide – Language This Lunch and Learn, Language Matters, features Jess Mauer, Executive Director of the Maine Council on Aging, who discussed the importance of using language that is sensitive to all populations when doing outreach and advertising transportation programs and supports. The presentation includes guidance for preferred terminology…

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,…

Making Strides Toward Transportation Equity: Highlights from an NADTC Panel Discussion

On July 13, 2022, NADTC held a meeting in Austin, TX, as an adjunct to USAging’s Annual Conference and Trade Show. Four local transportation experts were invited to share their insights and experiences with “Transportation Partnerships and Practices in Advancing Transportation Equity”. Panelists were: Patricia Bordie, Director of Area Agency on Aging of the Capital…

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…

NEW! 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.