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Transportation for People with Disabilities and Older Adults During COVID-19: Lessons for Emergency Response

(2024)

The COVID-19 pandemic left many persons with disabilities and older adults without reliable transportation to access essential goods, medical care, and social engagements. Issues of social isolation for older adults were exacerbated with the emergence of COVID-19 because transportation service was reduced.

TCRP Research Report 243: Transportation for People with Disabilities and Older Adults During COVID-19: Lessons for Emergency Response, from TRB's Transit Cooperative Research Program, aims to provide transportation organizations (including transit agencies, specialized transportation providers, and other local government agencies and stakeholders) with helpful information and strategies on providing service for persons with disabilities and older adults in emergency situations.

Supplemental to the report is a pocket guide.

Contributor(s): National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; Transportation Research Board; Transit Cooperative Research Program; Todd Hansen; Zachary Elgart; Ipek Sener; Patricia Bye

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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2024. Transportation for People with Disabilities and Older Adults During COVID-19: Lessons for Emergency Response. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/27277.

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162 pages | 8.5 x 11 | Paperback
ISBN: 978-0-309-70938-5
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17226/27277

Chapters		skim
Front Matter	i-viii
Summary	1-3
Chapter 1 - Introduction	4-9
Chapter 2 - Pandemics and Emergency Events Overview	10-14
Chapter 3 - Key Questions/Key Decisions	15-21
Chapter 4 - Roles and Responsibilities	22-26
Chapter 5 - Personnel and Resources	27-33
Chapter 6 - Technology and Tools	34-40
Chapter 7 - Challenges and Potential Solutions	41-44
Chapter 8 - Emergency Management--Strategies and Approaches	45-73
Chapter 9 - Sustaining Success--Improving into the Future	74-77
Chapter 10 - Conclusions	78-80
References	81-83
Bibliography	84-85
Glossary	86-87
Appendix A - Request for Information	88-91
Appendix B - Focus Group Guide	92-94
Appendix C - Topics Matrix: Organizations with Identified Services and Actions During COVID-19	95-156

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