TRANSPORTATION FOR THE ELDERLY AND HANDICAPPED: PROGRAMS AND PROBLEMS

This report compiles topics and conclusions from the Sixth Annual Conference on Transportation for the Elderly and Handicapped. Due to the growing number of elderly in our society, often handicapped, and initiatives to increase the mobility of these groups, programs have become more focused on these issues. This report includes presentation from a national perspective, a brief history of the major Federal legislation affecting transportation programs for the elderly and handicapped, discussion of planning and implementation methods, examples of state and local programs both rural and urban, and discussion of two specific problems--driver training and equipment selection.

• Corporate Authors:

  Transportation Systems Center

  55 Broadway, Kendall Square
  Cambridge, MA  United States  02142

  Office of the Secretary of Transportation

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Publication Date: 1978-12

Media Info

• Pagination: 156 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aged; Driver training; Implementation; Local government; Mobility; Persons with disabilities; Rural areas; Transportation planning; Urban areas; Vehicle design
• Subject Areas: Design; Economics; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Research; Society; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00394515
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: May 31 1985 12:00AM