This sounds wonderful, wonder if it will ever spread to Canada.
Sandy
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Subject: [ourplace] Easterseals to Help Communities Provide Accessible
Transportation for Older Adults and People With Disabilities
Easterseals to Help Communities Provide Accessible Transportation for Older
Adults and People With Disabilities
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire
Transportation continues to be a barrier for older adults and people with
disabilities in rural communities. In response, Easterseals designed the
Accessible Transportation Community Initiative to increase options for
independent mobility in several communities nationwide.
The initiative will address the accessible transportation needs of people
who rely on public transportation and will begin in selected rural
communities in Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota, South Dakota, Washington,
Montana and Alaska.
When driving is not a viable option for independent mobility, people tend to
shrink their world to their homes, relying on family and friends when travel
is necessary. Often routine activities such as going to the grocery store or
a doctor's appointment go neglected due to the absence of readily available
transportation solutions.
The Margaret A. Cargill Foundation (MACF) awarded Easterseals with a grant
of $1.2 million in order to make transportation more accessible in rural
communities.
With this grant, Easterseals will build a coalition in each of these
communities and provide webinars, trainings, technical support, contact
information, resources and much more.
Through building a strong coalition of stakeholders, each community will
begin to discover that solutions shared across agencies will help
individuals and organizations achieve what one agency alone could not. As a
result, mobility options will be made available to alleviate the difficulty
people with disabilities and older adults have in moving around their
community.
"The innovative solutions developed through this initiative are vital to
older adults and people with disabilities," said Randy Rutta, President and
CEO of Easterseals. "Transportation remains an enormous challenge and our
ultimate goal is to build accessible communities for all."
Communities interested in applying for an Accessible Transportation
Community Initiative grant, should visit http://www.projectaction.com or
contact Donna Smith, Senior Director, Easterseals Project Action Consulting
at dsmith@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.
About Easterseals:
For nearly 100 years, Easterseals has been the indispensable resource for
people and families facing disability. Through the work we do in communities
across America, Easterseals is changing the way the world defines and views
disability by making profound, positive difference in people's lives every
day. Join us as we take on disability together. For more information, please
visit http://www.easterseals.com
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