GETTING THERE

1. GETTING THERE The Vehicle To Participation!!!!

3. Medicaid Program Development Disabilities Children & Families Office of Disability Employment Policy Labor Employment Training Agency Family Assistance Faith Based Transit Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Special Ed Transportation Substance Abuse Mental Health Health Care Medicare & Medicaid Svcs HHS Rural Transit Operators Family Health Resources & Services Office of the Secretary Area Agency on Aging Assistant Secretary Planning Evaluation Head Start Child Care Bureau Soc. Services Block Grant Education Private Paratransit Aging Community Services Centers for Independent Living State Governors & Cabinet Secretaries Disability Rehab and Research Rehabilitation Services Administration Employment Federal Agencies & Grant $ ? Education Office of Special Education Programs ? ? Shopping Local Government Recreation Medical Transit Provider Transportation Office of the Secretary Urbanized Grant Program Elderly & Disability Program Private Taxi Independence Disability Service Provider National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Federal Transit Administration Rural Grant Program Head Start ADA Paratransit Local Transportation Authority Departmental Office of Civil Rights Job Access Reverse Commute Program Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy Transit Pass

4. Federal Partnerships AoA ODEP HHS-OD MCHB SAMHSA FTA CMS OSERS ADD

5. MOBILITY FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIESNOD/Harris Poll 2000 • People with disabilities are almost three times as likely as people without disabilities to say that inadequate transportation is a problem • 30% of people with disabilities • 10% of people without disabilities

6. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS Non-ADA Dial A Ride PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION Fixed Route Bus Rail Transit Commuter Rail ADA Paratransit

7. Vehicle Modifications • POTENTIAL RESOURCES: • Rehabilitation Services • Veterans Affairs • Workman’s Comp • OTHER: • Auto Manufacturers

8. AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT:RIGHTS… ...AND RESPONSIBILITIES”

10. KEY FEATURES OF FIXED ROUTE ACCESSIBILITY: • WHEELCHAIR LIFTS & SECUREMENTS • SEATING FOR SENIOR AND DISABLEDRIDERS • STOP REQUEST LIGHT AND BELL

11. PRIORITY SEATING

12. WHEELCHAIR LIFT

13. SECUREMENT DEVICE

14. Operator Awareness Training

15. Who Knows the ADA?? Under the ADA, transportation agencies must provide paratransit services within what distance of the fixed route bus? A. 1 mile B. ¾ mile C. 3 miles D. ½ mile

16. ADA Jeopardy • THE ANSWER IS: The three eligibility criteria for ADA Complementary Paratransit BACK

17. ADA Jeopardy • THE ANSWER IS: The three eligibility criteria for ADA Complementary Paratransit • What is: • Get to or from a bus stop • Get on or off a bus • Safely navigate the transit system BACK

18. TRANSIT PROVISIONS OF THE ADA IF A PERSON IS FUNCTIONALLY UNABLETO USE THE FIXED ROUTE SERVICE • IT MUST PROVIDE COMPLEMENTARY PARATRANSIT SERVICE • DURING THE SAME SERVICE HOURS AND • WITHIN 3/4 MILE OF THE ROUTE

19. ADA PARATRANSIT • Can not “get” to the bus • Can not “get on” the bus • Can not safely and Independently navigate on the bus

20. Service Criteria • Same days and hours as fixed route • Reservations on a next-day basis • Serve all locations within 3/4 mile of routes • No trip limits or priorities • Fares not more than 2x fixed route • Negotiate pick-up within 1 hour of request • No pattern of capacity constraints

21. Paratransit Eligibility Assessments

22. OTHER Programs 5310-Specialized Paratransit 5311-Rural Job Access Reverse Commute

23. FLEX ROUTE SYSTEM

24. COMMUNITY DRIVER INCLUSION PROGRAM

25. New Freedom Initiative Accessible Transportation $145 Million

26. TICKET TO WORK PROGRAM

28. RESOURCES

29. National Dialogue on Accessible Transportation Fixed Route

30. National Dialogue on Accessible Transportation Paratransit Services

31. National Dialogue on Accessible Transportation Cross Issues

32. UNDERSTANDING YOUR TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS

33. Consumer Education

35. EnvironmentalBarrier Identification

37. RIDING THE BUS • Street Crossing • Bus Stops • Riding the Bus • Community Safety • Subways and Trains

38. STREET CROSSING • Number of Lanes • Curb Cuts • Accessible Pedestrian Signals • Distance • Speed • Judgment

39. BUS STOPS • Signage • Accessible Shelters • Safe and Lighted Area • Safe/Accessible Loading Area

40. RIDING THE BUS • Identifying the Bus • Getting on the Bus • Paying the Fare • Finding a seat/location on the Bus • Interacting with Others • Identifying the Destination Stop • Getting Off the Bus

41. Cognitive Disabilities

42. Physical Disabilities

43. Sensory Disabilities

44. UNEMPLOYMENT AMONG PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIESNOD/Harris Poll 2000 • 32% of people with disabilities of working age (18-64) work full or part-time • Compared to 81% of the people without disabilities. • Gap of 49% • More than two-thirds of those not employed say they would prefer to be working.

45. Community Assessment

46. Coalition Building

47. REGIONAL OUTREACH

48. FRAMEWORK FOR ACTION --LEADERSHIP --ASSESSMENT --CUSTOMER FOCUS--SERVICE DELIVERY --TECHNOLOGY --POLICY DEVELOPMENT

49. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE • Easter Seals Project ACTION • 1-800-659-6428 – www.projectaction.org • Community Transportation Association • 1-800-527-8279 – www.ctaa.org

50. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE • Intelligent Transit System • 1-866-367-7487 – www.its.dot.gov • Rural Transit Assistance Program • 202-408-9541 – www.APWA.net