Webinar: Providing Person-Centered Transportation Information to Older Adults and People with Disabilities

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The National Aging and Disability Transportation Center (NADTC) will be holding their second Transportation I&R webinar on Wednesday, August 23, from 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. ET. This webinar will include a discussion of how communities can address the challenge of providing better access to comprehensive transportation information. Information about transportation options for older adults, people with disabilities, and family caregivers is often scattered among several organizations, requiring numerous phone calls to piece together the complete picture. The presenter is Roberta Habowski, Mobility Project Manager with Area Agency on Aging 1-B in Southfield, MI. myride2 launched in May 2012 as a one-call/one-click service offering mobility management assistance and consisting of a toll-free phone line and an interactive website. Roberta will presenter information about how the program got started and how it has evolved; funding sources; the types of issues handled; measures of success; key partnerships; and plans for the future.

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Wednesday, August 23, 2017 - 2:00pm to 3:30pm EDT
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National Aging and Disability Transportation Center
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