Welcome to the National Aging and Disability Transportation Center
Our goal is to promote the availability and accessibility of transportation options for older adults, people with disabilities and caregivers.
New Blog Post: White Canes, Buses, Trains and Automobiles: Factors that Limit the Mobility of Older Adults with Vision Loss
Recording Available: Part 2: Volunteer Driver Program Liability and Protection Webinar
New and Updated COVID-19 Resources!
Photo credit: NADTC 2020 Photo Contest 1st Place Winner, Township of Schaumburg, Hoffman Estates, IL
National Aging and Disability Transportation Center
is working to increase access to transportation for older adults, people with disabilities and caregivers.
The National Aging and Disability Transportation Center (NADTC) is a program funded by the Federal Transit Administration and administered by Easterseals and the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging (n4a) with guidance from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living.
Training & Webinars
We provide training and webinars designed to help communities create accessible transportation for older adults, people with disabilities, and caregivers.
Volunteer Driver Programs: Insurance and Liability Issues – Part 1: Volunteer Driver Insurance
Cost Allocation Meets Coordination: A Mini-Course for Human Services Transportation Providers
Resources & Publications
NADTC's Information Clearinghouse is where you can access materials, download publications, view webinars, and more.
Latest from our blog
| See allTennessee Addresses Accessible Transportation Barriers with New Law
Thanks to our guest blogger, Lauren Pearcy, Public Policy Director with the Tennessee Council on Developmental Disabilities. This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Signed into law on July 26, 1990, this landmark legislation increased access and opportunity for people with disabilities. Thanks to the ADA which provides equal…
White Canes, Buses, Trains and Automobiles: Factors that Limit the Mobility of Older Adults with Vision Loss
Thank you to AFB guest bloggers Neva Fairchild, National Aging and Vision Loss Specialist, and Pris Rogers, Special Advisor on Aging and Vision Loss. Professionals in the transportation field understand that transportation should be individually customized so that people have a variety of choices to meet different needs. I might take a bus to one place,…
Don’t Let Being A Non-Driver Stop You from Staying Connected to Your Community
Access to reliable transportation is key to supporting the health and well-being of older adults and helps ensure they are able live in their homes and communities, which is where they overwhelmingly prefer to be.[1] Yet access to adequate, accessible transportation is a major challenge. Older adults who are able to maintain connections to family,…