Easter Seals Project ACTION Mobility Management Initiative

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Easter Seals Project ACTION Mobility Management
Initiative

• Person-Directed Mobility Management

AASHTO Standing Committee on Public
Transportation Multi-State Technical
Assistance Program 2009 Winter Meeting December
3, 2009 Rachel Beyerle Easter Seals Project
ACTION Washington, DC
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Easter Seals Project ACTION and the National
Center on Senior Transportation (NCST)

• Project ACTION
• Promoting cooperation between the transportation
  industry and the disability community
• Increasing mobility for people with disabilities
  under the ADA and beyond through training,
  technical assistance, and resources
• NCST
• Increasing transportation options for older
  adults and enhancing their ability to live more
  independently within their communities

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Easter Seals Project ACTION and the National
Center on Senior Transportation (NCST)

• Four Core Activities
• Training
• Technical Assistance
• Research
• Outreach Web site, newsletter, resource
  material development, conferences, advisory
  committees and clearinghouse

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ESPAs Mobility Management Initiative

• Summer/Fall 2008 Development of a National
  Strategic Plan for Mobility Management
• Emphasizing the connection between human services
  and transportation
• Meeting access and information needs at a time
  whenthere is growing demand for transportation
  by individuals with disabilities, older adults,
  and individuals with low incomes
• Reaching out to Community Services Partners -
  Health, Employment, Education, Civic Engagement,
  Social Services, Nutrition, and Recreation

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Person-Directed Mobility Management
Why we are doing this plan!
Individuals with disabilities, older adults,
persons of limited income their families in
the Community
Accessibility
Mobility Management Infrastructure
Resources
Transit
Recreation Leisure Activities
Social Support Services
Civic Engagement
Education
Health
Employment
Independent, Community Based Living
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Mobility Management Strategic Planning Process

• September 2008 National Strategy Planning
  Conference
• Facilitated teams of five discussed six
  questions over 1.5 days
• Teams were geographically diverse, representing
  older adult services, social services, transit,
  workforce development, education, healthcare,
  tribal programs, and veterans affairs
• Each team developed a PowerPoint of
  recommendations for community-level mobility
  solutions
• Team presentations form the foundation of key
  themes and goals of the ESPA strategic plan

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Mobility Management Strategic Planning Process

• November 2008 National Stakeholder Outreach
  Conference
• Over 20 national organizations participated in
  a one-day conference to review and provide
  feedback on strategy planning recommendations
• ESPA used the results of the 2008 conferences
  to identify common themes and develop goals
• National Strategic Plan for Human Services
  Person-Directed Mobility Management

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Developing the National Strategic Plan for Human
Services Person-Directed Mobility Management

• Elements of Community-Level Person-Directed
  Mobility Management Planning
• Inventorying existing transportation options
  and identifying where there are gaps in service
  or physical infrastructure
• Providing information and education
  opportunities, training or tools for human
  services providers to learn about the importance
  of transportation
• Helping recipients of social services learn
  about transportation options that exist
• Helping recipients of social services use
  transportation services that are available in
  the community

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National Strategic Plan for Human Services
Person-Directed Mobility Management

• Audience
• National organizations who will have a role in
  furthering human services mobility management
• Primary Beneficiaries
• Community service providers whowill implement
  plan concepts andthe people they serve

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National Strategic Plan for Human
ServicesPerson-Directed Mobility Management

• 5 Goals of the Strategic Plan
• Build capacity for mobility managers across
  the United States (educate community leaders on
  mobility management)
• Assess existing mobility options (inventory
  and identify gaps in access)
• Ensure access to mobility services for all
  citizens(accomplish through public policy,
  information,education, and training)
• Expand community awareness of the relationship
  between transportation and community services
  (awareness campaigns, mobility professionals,
  planning)
• Ensure sustainable and efficient transportation
  options (meeting customer needs and improving
  connections)

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ESPA Strategic Plan and Next Steps

• Redefining Outcome Measures
• Quantifying the Qualitative
• Social Network Expansion percent increase in
  access points for an individual
• Quality of Life percent of human services
  transportation riders noting a perceived increase
  in quality of life
• Implementation Steps
• FTA will conduct final review and approval of
  ESPA plan
• Members of the Partnership for Mobility
  Management will implement plan tasks
  (APTA,CTAA,TLPA, ABA)

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Upcoming Tasks

• Develop Mobility Manager Mentoring Program
  working with the Disability Community
• Collaborate with the Association of Programs for
  Rural Independent Living (APRIL) the National
  Council on Independent Living (NCIL)
• Train people with disabilities on mobility
  management
• Develop mentoring/coaching program to teach
  mobility managers independent living concepts
• Create a national network of people with
  disabilities volunteers to further their direct
  involvement with mobility management and local
  transportation planning activities

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Upcoming Tasks

• Develop an outreach implementation plan for the
  next phase of Person-Directed Mobility Management
  once the plan is approved by FTA
• ESPA Distance Learning
• Spring 2010 Mobility Management Audio Conference
• ESPA Mobility Management Initiative Updates
• Will be announced through the monthly EXTRA email
  newsletter or the UPDATE print newsletter

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Contact Information

• Mary A. Leary, Ph.D.
• Executive Director, Easter Seals Project ACTION,
  the National Centeron Senior Transportation
  other Transportation Initiatives
• mleary_at_easterseals.com
• Rachel Beyerle
• Information Specialist II, Easter Seals Project
  ACTION
• rbeyerle_at_easterseals.com
• Easter Seals Project ACTION/National Center on
  Senior Transportation
• [phone] [phone]
• www.projectaction.org www.seniortransportation.n
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