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Training

The National Center on Senior Transportation hosts training and other special events throughout the year. These include:

Free Web Seminars Focus on Creating Transportation Options for Older Adults

The National Center on Senior Transportation and the American Society on Aging developed “Mobility Equals Independence,” a special pair of free one-hour Web seminars. These seminars will help providers, planners and elder advocates throughout the country gain insight into mobility management and create a vision for change.

Mobility Equals Independence, Creating Greater Transportation Options
During this prerecorded interactive video with presentation slides national-level policy makers and planners bring together thoughts regarding their work and responsibility in transportation leadership.

Mobility Equals Independence, Practical Applications
During the live Web seminar, on October 15, presenters discussed innovative approaches to mobility management in their communities.

The Fairfax County 50+ Action Plan, mentioned in this session, is available on the Fairfax County Web site.

Building Mobility Partnerships for People with Disabilities: Opportunities for Federal Funding, a free federal funding guide, was recommended during the question and answer period. This guide will be updated to contain additional aging related funding sources.

Distance Learning opportunities, a series of free live audio conferences with guest speakers on current topics on transportation for older adults.

These and other upcoming events are announced on our home page and in our print and electronic newsletters. Subscribe to the NCST email newsletter to receive announcements about upcoming events.

More events can be found through these organizations:

AARP
American Public Transportation Association (APTA)
American Society on Aging (ASA)
Association of Travel Instruction (ATI)
Beverly Foundation
Community Transportation Association of America (CTAA)
Easter Seals Project ACTION (ESPA)
National Association of Area Agencies on Aging (n4a)
National Association of State Units on Aging (NASUA)
National Transit Institute (NTI)

The National Center on Senior Transportation is funded through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration and with guidance from the U.S. Administration on Aging. NCST is administered by Easter Seals Inc. in partnership with the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging (n4a).