Inform USA Webinar - Making the Connection: Transportation, Aging and the ADA
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One of the biggest challenges facing older adults and people with disabilities is finding transportation services in their community that meet their needs. This session will focus on transportation and mobility options for older adults and people with disabilities when driving is no longer an option. Topics will include the importance of mobility for social connections and health, the range of mobility options, transportation accessibility, and ADA considerations. Information on finding community resources for transportation through information and referral/assistance (I&R/A) programs, the role of mobility managers, and assistance from aging services and CILs will also be provided. An introduction to a new I&R resource from the Eldercare Locator called the Disability Information and Assistance Line (DIAL) will be featured. DIAL specialist refers callers to the appropriate local transportation and other key community resources, taking their unique mobility needs into consideration.
Key Takeaways:
- Participants will learn how the National Aging and Disability Transportation Center (NADTC) and Eldercare locator provide information on transportation options.
- Better understand the array of community resources that may be available to help older adults and people with disabilities choose the best transportation option available to address their specific needs.
- Understand the importance of mobility and transportation accessibility to keep older adults and people with disabilities socially connected to their community and essentials services.
Sara Tribe Clark
Director of the Eldercare Locator
USAging, Washington, District of Columbia
Sara Tribe Clark is the Director of the Eldercare Locator within USAging. In this role, Sara oversees the operation of the Eldercare Locator Call Center, ensuring the responsive connection of people to community resources. Sara has nearly 20 years of experience in aging and disability services. Before joining USAging, she helped build the District of Columbia’s Aging and Disability Resource Center; was Director of the National Information and Referral Support Center at the ADvancing States; and spent 8+ years working within the aging and disability networks in Massachusetts. Sara’s time outside of work is spent on the other end of the age spectrum with a 3-year-old son and a 1-year-old daughter.
Ken Thompson
National Aging and Disability Transportation Center, Silver Spring, Maryland
Easterseals, Washington, District of Columbia
Ken Thompson is currently the Training and Technical Assistance Coordinator for the National Aging and Disability Transportation Center. He supports the NADTC by providing technical assistance, training and information to customers on a variety of issues including accessible transportation, the ADA, veterans' issues, building partnerships, and service planning. He responds to customers seeking information on a variety of issues related to accessible transportation. His over twenty years' experience working in human services includes managing a human service transportation system that followed a U.S. Navy stint working in aviation. Ken holds a Masters in Public Affairs and B.A. from Hood College in Maryland. He has completed the ADA Coordinator's Training Certification Program, University of Missouri College of Human Environmental Sciences and is a Community Resource Specialist (CRS).
Heather Edmonds
Program Associate for the National Aging and Disability Transportation Center (NADTC)
USAging, Washington, District of Columbia
Heather Edmonds is the Program Associate for the National Aging and Disability Transportation Center (NADTC) in USAging. Heather has more than 10 years in information and referral working with various agencies within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Heather holds Master of Science in Community Health from Towson University and is CRS-A/D certified. In addition, she provides technical assistance to transportation professionals on accessible transportation addressing the needs of older adults and people with disabilities and grants management support. She enjoys exercising, live music, and spending time with family and friends in her spare time.
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