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Promising Practices for Fixed-Route & Paratransit Agencies: Communicating with Older Adults Before, During & After Emergencies
This information brief outlines communications practices and recommendations for transportation providers on how they can effectively reach older adult audiences before, during, and after an emergency. For the purposes of this brief, emergency situations encompass but are not limited to natural disasters, terrorist attacks, passenger incidents that involve mass injuries or fatalities, large-scale equipment failure,…
Read more »Ensuring Safe Accessible Pedestrian Routes for Older Adults
This information brief explores the subject of safe accessibility to pathways for seniors by exploring four programs or plans that emphasize the importance of safe pedestrian movement for older adults. Search Terms: Pedestrians
Read more »Navigating Funding Opportunities for Technology Planning and Deployment
Aug 25, 2016This is the third blog in a series of technology alerts that will be shared with the NADTC mailing list. Make sure you check out the first blog post, “How Do I Get Started with Technology” and the second post, What are the Keys to Making Technology Implementation Successful?. Subscribe now to receive these posts in your inbox! As…
Read more »National Park Service 100th: Creating Accessible Options for Visitors
Aug 15, 2016On August 25, 2016, the National Park Service (NPS) will celebrate its 100th anniversary. As part of the National Park Service Centennial commitment, the NPS created a five year plan for 2015-2020, with three overarching strategic goals for addressing accessibility: Create a welcoming environment by increasing the ability of the National Park Service to serve…
Read more »What Are the Keys to Making Technology Implementation Successful?
Jul 20, 2016The following is the second blog in a series of technology alerts that will be shared with the NADTC mailing list. Make sure you check out the first blog post, “How Do I Get Started with Technology” and subscribe now to receive these posts in your inbox! With all of the news lately about technology – technology to make it…
Read more »Functional Assessment of Cognitive Transit Skills (FACTS)
Guidelines for production, administration and scoring of the functional assessment, the development and validation of a functional cognitive test, an environmental barrier analysis for individuals who are blind or who have low vision, and a presentation of some current practices. FACTS Resources Functional Assessment of Cognitive Transit Skills Guidelines for Production, Administration & Scoring…
Read more »Resources for Driving Safely
Jun 29, 2016For older adults and people with disabilities who can and want to continue to drive, there are a number of up-to-date resources available that answer questions about driver readiness and safety. The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety is conducting a series of long-range studies on aging drivers called the LongROAD project (Longitudinal Research on Aging…
Read more »Travel Training For Older Adults: Case Studies & Local Programs Information Brief
This information brief discusses five travel training program case studies drawn from community programs featured in TCRP Report 168 Parts I and II with a focus on the components contributing to the effectiveness of the programs. The case studies are from different regions of the United States, including smaller, suburban communities such as Meridian, Idaho,…
Read more »Engaging a Faith-based Organization Can Expand Community Outreach & Collaboration Information Brief
This information brief presents a snapshot of a project that effectively engaged a wide variety of organizations and agencies in an effort to expand community outreach and collaboration on maximizing mobility options and delivery of multi-modal transportation services for older adults. An especially successful element of this collaboration was the inclusion of a large consortium…
Read more »A Cost-Benefit Model for Travel Training
This resource is a synopsis of the cost-benefit model for travel training. The model budget includes line items and a formula to ascertain distinct costs and benefits of travel training services to trainees, the community, and funders.
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