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Title:

TRANSPORTATION SERVICE DEMONSTRATIONS TO FACILITATE THE EMPLOYMENT OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES IN TENNESSEE

Accession Number:

00633306

Record Type:

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Order URL: http://worldcat.org/isbn/0309054222

Abstract:

A process to facilitate the development of alternative transportation services to help persons with disabilities overcome barriers that limit employment opportunities was implemented in two phases. Phase 1 activities concentrated on collecting information about transportation resources, work-trip problems, and potential solutions. The results of Phase 1 activities are contained in a previous report. These activities produced recommendations about transportation services for workers with disabilities and provided the basis for initiating Phase 2 transportation service demonstrations. During Phase 2, local project teams were formed in Memphis, Knoxville, and Sevierville, Tennessee, to pursue the development of demonstration projects. In Memphis, the local team developed a transportation revolving load program and a coordinated commuter van service. In Knoxville, the team focused on increasing mobility options for workers with disabilities through private-sector service contracting and through the development of a community-based transportation business. In Sevierville, the team designed a dedicated commuter van service and expanded driver education opportunities for workers with disabilities interested in driving to and from the workplace. A statewide demonstration project involving the development and implementation of a vehicle purchase program for agency-provided transportation services was also conducted. In addition, the use of the Plans for Achieving Self-Support to finance transportation options for workers with disabilities is described.

Supplemental Notes:

This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1378, Accessible Transportation and Mobility. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved

Monograph Accession #:

01405137

Language:

English

Authors:

Newsom, Theodore J
Petty, Debra Martin
Henderson, Carolyn

Pagination:

p. 10-15

Publication Date:

1993

Serial:

Transportation Research Record

Issue Number: 1378
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
ISSN: 0361-1981

ISBN:

0309054222

Features:

References (5)

Uncontrolled Terms:

Transit services

Geographic Terms:

Knoxville (Tennessee); Tennessee

Old TRIS Terms:

Knoxville (Tennessee); Tennessee

Subject Areas:

Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Society

Files:

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Created Date:

Jun 18 1993 12:00AM

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