n4a supports transportation access and mobility for older adults through
co–administration of the National Center on Senior Transportation (NCST), involvement in advocacy efforts like the Senior Transportation Task Force, assistance to older adults seeking transportation through the Eldercare Locator, and technical assistance to AAAs and Title VI Programs.
NCST Announces Mobility Management Grantees
The NCST selected eight organizations, including two Area Agencies on Aging, to receive funding for projects that demonstrate innovative and effective approaches for "person-centered" mobility management to benefit older adults. The NCST defines person-centered mobility management as one-on-one or group education and counseling on transportation options and alternatives to driving, as well as coordination among providers to ensure the availability of a range of transportation options and modes to support older adult mobility. (Grantees)
What’s New in Senior Transportation
Transportation for Elders in Indian Country
American Indian elders living on reservations and other Indian lands often travel long distances over rough terrain to reach essential services. “Crossing Great Divides: A Guide to Elder Mobility Resources and Solutions in Indian Country,” was developed by the National Center on Senior Transportation in partnership with the National Rural Transit Assistance Program (NRTAP) to offer a spark for action within each Tribe to address the mobility needs of elders.
Breaking New Ground Grantees Complete Work; Continue to Make a Difference
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Initiatives
National Center on Senior Transportation
n4a co–administers the National Center on Senior Transportation with Easter Seals. The Center provides technical assistance, training and support for innovations in transportation for older adults at the community level. The NCST targets its activities to aging organizations and to public and private transportation providers.
Senior Transportation Task Force
n4a co–chairs this national workgroup of organizations—focused on aging, disability, health care, faith-based, transit and labor issues—that are collectively advancing senior transportation concerns during the authorization of highway and transit programs.
Resources
- Older Driver Safety and Transition for the Aging Network
- Older Driver Safety and Transition for the Mature Driver
- EVERYONE RIDES: Transportation Access for Culturally and Ethnically Diverse Elders Booklet
- Transportation: The Silent Need
- Transportation Options Brochure
- Taxis for Senior Transportation
Staff
- Virginia Dize, Senior Program Manager
- Lynn Winchell-Mendy, Program Assistant, Technical Assistance Associate