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2018 Archives

Community Readiness for Mobile Application: Evaluating and Innovating

Thanks to guest blogger, Sherry Welsh with 3P Ride in York, Pennsylvania, for preparing this post. This blog features highlights from their 2018 grant project whose goal was to identify and evaluate replicable programs or applications that work to match/connect individuals for mobility purposes, and test a process that aligns with the goals and needs of older adults…

Collaborating to Improve Mobility Services in Rural Colorado

In 2018, the National Aging and Disability Transportation Center (NADTC) selected ten communities to test and refine innovative ideas for increasing accessible transportation and to develop community support and commitment to move toward full implementation. This is the first entry in a series of blogs that will highlight the work and accomplishments of these planning…

Every Ride Counts: NADTC’s Information and Education Campaign Webinar

NADTC hosted the Every Ride Counts: NADTC’s Information and Education Campaign Webinar on February 20, 2019.   View and listen to the webinar. Download a copy of the webinar transcript in Word. The National Aging and Disability Transportation Center’s Every Ride Counts campaign is designed to support local communities’ efforts to promote the availability and accessibility…

NADTC National Poll Webinar: Transportation Needs and Assessment

NADTC hosted the Transportation Needs and Assessment: Survey of Older Adults, People with Disabilities, and Caregivers webinar on February 14, 2019. View and listen to the webinar. Download a copy of the webinar transcript in Word. The National Aging and Disability Transportation Center’s recent national poll found that older adults and people with disabilities are facing…

NADTC National Poll: Transportation Needs and Assessment

The National Aging and Disability Transportation Center (NADTC) partnered with KRC Research to conduct a survey of older adults, people living with disabilities and caregivers to assess their transportation behaviors, needs, and preferences. Questions focused on experiences and perceptions of public and private transportation options and behaviors, patterns, and needs of each target audience. The…

Accessible Pedestrian Pathways: Course Materials

In Summer 2019, NADTC hosted the Accessible Pedestrian Pathways mini-course. The course focused on pedestrian accessibility, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements related to accessible pathways, technology applications, the walkability movement in the United States, conducting walkability assessments at the community level, and examples of local projects. The course ran from August 6 – September…

Older Driver Safety Resources

The National Aging and Disability Transportation Center participates in a twitter chat each autumn focused on older adult driving and options beyond driving for those who choose to give up the keys. This blog highlights several of the resources available at the national and state level. This is by no means a comprehensive list of…

A Closer Look at Community Accessibility: Arlington County’s Walk-and-Talk

NADTC thanks Pamela Van Hine of Arlington County, Virginia, for this interview. Pamela participated in NADTC’s 2018 Accessible Pedestrian Pathways mini-course and used ideas from the course for a September walkability audit conducted by the county’s Disability Advisory Commission (DAC) and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (PAC).  Background On September 22, 2018, the Arlington County Disability Advisory…

Volunteer Transportation: Keys of a Successful Program Toolkit

The Volunteer Transportation toolkit was adapted from NADTC’s fall 2018 online course which focused on volunteer transportation programs as an important option for meeting the transportation needs of older adults and people with disabilities in communities across the country.  This toolkit is designed to provide practical tools and creative interventions on how to create a…