Article Publication Date:
1/1/2011
Summary:
This Trends paper includes: an overview of the challenges involved in providing transportation services to American Indian elders living on reservations and Indian lands; a discussion of the Tribal aging and transportation services infrastructure; a brief description of transportation funding options; and examples of creative solutions from the field. Information may be replicable by transportation programs for elders living in other rural and frontier areas.
Topics:
Accessibility
Types/Tools:
Populations:
Aging/Older Adults
Sources:
National Center on Senior Transportation
Programs/Initiatives:
N/A
States:
Keywords:
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Elder Mobility Resources; Title VI Aging Services Programs; Tribal Transportation Programs; Tribal Governments; American Indian Elders; Frontier Communities; Indian Reservation Roads Program; Tribal Transit Grant Program
Contact
National Center on Senior Transportation
Phone:
866-528-6278
Short URL: http://www.advancingstates.org/node/52849