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Webinar 2 – CRRSAA for 5310 Subrecipients and Tribes

The National Aging & Disability Transportation Center will host two webinars on the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 (CRRSAA) funding specifically available for Enhanced Mobility for Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities Program (Section 5310) grantees. The first webinar is focused on 5310 Direct Recipients and the second webinar will focus on 5310…

Webinar 1- CRRSAA for 5310 Direct Recipients

The National Aging & Disability Transportation Center will host two webinars on the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 (CRRSAA) funding specifically available for Enhanced Mobility for Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities Program (Section 5310) grantees. The first webinar is focused on 5310 Direct Recipients and the second webinar will focus on 5310…

Critical Issues in Human Services Transportation

This information brief is based on the “Fundamentals of Human Services Transportation” online course offered by the National Aging and Disability Transportation Center in the summer of 2020. The course was designed to address both best practices and transportation trends likely to impact human services transportation. The major topics covered in the course are included…

Spotlight on NADTC’s 2020 Innovations in Accessible Mobility Grantees

This blog was written by Caitlin Musselman, Senior Communications Associate at the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging (n4a). Learn how 10 communities across the country are working to implement innovative projects that will remove barriers to transportation and expand mobility options for older adults and people with disabilities. Local public transportation is a critical…

2020 Archives

Tennessee Addresses Accessible Transportation Barriers with New Law

This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Signed into law on July 26, 1990, this landmark legislation increased access and opportunity for people with disabilities. Thanks to the ADA which provides equal access to public transportation, transportation is more accessible and affords more inclusion for individuals with disabilities. However,…

White Canes, Buses, Trains and Automobiles: Factors that Limit the Mobility of Older Adults with Vision Loss

Thank you to AFB guest bloggers Neva Fairchild, National Aging and Vision Loss Specialist, and Pris Rogers, Special Advisor on Aging and Vision Loss. Professionals in the transportation field understand that transportation should be individually customized so that people have a variety of choices to meet different needs. I might take a bus to one place,…

Don’t Let Being A Non-Driver Stop You from Staying Connected to Your Community

Access to reliable transportation is key to supporting the health and well-being of older adults and helps ensure they are able live in their homes and communities, which is where they overwhelmingly prefer to be.[1] Yet access to adequate, accessible transportation is a major challenge. Older adults who are able to maintain connections to family,…

Volunteer Driver Program Workshop Part 2: Liability and Protection

Click here for the Liability and Protection webinar recording Click here for the presentation slides by Carrie Diamond Click here for the presentation slides by William Henry This webinar will focus attention on volunteer transportation program protection from liability through insurance and program policies. While liability insurance is critical to protect the program and supplement…

Volunteer Driver Program Workshop Part 1: Volunteer Driver Insurance

Click here for the Volunteer Driver Insurance webinar recording Click here for the Volunteer Driver Insurance presentation slides Volunteer transportation programs provide an essential, often life-enhancing services for older adults and younger people with disabilities in communities across the U.S. However, potential volunteer drivers are sometimes deterred by a concern that their automobile insurance will…