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Access
to Care
Accessible is a term
that describes the usability of a product or service by
people with disabilities. Universal design is a
method of designing products and environments that everyone
can use regardless of body dimension, age, or disability
status. Employing universal design from the onset prevents
the need to retrofit environments and in most cases eases
confined spaces and makes objects easier to interact with
for everyone. This type of design and construct requires
some consideration.
For guidelines on universal design, please visit the Center
for Universal Design. For more information on guidelines
and links to additional information, visit: www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/dh/accessibilityguides.htm
Health Disparities Projects and
Interventions Database: www.apha.org/NPHW/solutions/
Check out this new database sponsored by the American
Public Health Association. It contains projects and
interventions to health disparity challenges and is searchable
by age group, gender, ethnicity/race and state provided
by members of the public health community.
The National Children's Health Project Network:
www.childrenshealthfund.org/
The National Children's Health Project Network supports
a national network of pediatric programs in some of the
nation's most disadvantaged rural and urban communities.
They base their programs on the belief that all children
deserve a medical home.
Children's Health Projects provide medically underserved
children with comprehensive primary care via mobile medical
units, fixed-site clinics, and school-linked programs.
Establishing
a mobile medical program for children
: www.gag.org/resources/das.php
This site includes twelve symbols that may be used to promote
and publicize accessibility of places, programs and other
activities for people with various disabilities. These symbols
are intended to help you advertise your access services
to customers, audiences, staff and other targeted publics.
Advertisements, newsletters, conference and program brochures,
membership forms, building signage, floor plans and maps
are examples of material that might display these symbols.
Transportation
Corporate Angel Network:
www.corpangelnetwork.org/
Arranges free air transportation for cancer patients
bone marrow donors and bone marrow recipients traveling
for treatment using the empty seats on corporate jets.
Eligibility:
• Travel to or from an approved* cancer treatment
center
• Are able to walk up and down the steps to a private
plane without assistance
• Do not require oxygen, IV or any other form of
life support during the flight
Contact Information:
Phone 914-328-1313
Fax 914-328-3938
Toll-Free Patient Line 1-866-328-1313
E-mail: info@corpangelnetwork.org
The Department of Transportation's aviation consumer
disability toll-free hotline:
airconsumer.ost.dot.gov/hotline.htm
1-800 778-4838 (voice)1-800-455-9880 (TTY)
The hotline will provide general information to consumers
about the rights of air travelers with disabilities, respond
to requests for printed consumer information, and assist
air travelers with time-sensitive disability-related issues
that need to be addressed in "real time." The
line is staffed from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. Eastern time, seven
days a week.
Easter Seals Project ACTION projectaction.easterseals.com/
Accessible Community Transportation
In Our Nation (ACTION)
"Funded through a cooperative agreement with the U.S.
Department of Transportation, Federal Transportation Administration,
Easter Seals Project ACTION promotes cooperation between
the transportation industry and the disability community
to increase mobility for people with disabilities under
the ADA and beyond. They offer various resources, as well
as training and technical assistance."
The pocket guide represents a laminated
brochure designed to inform transit operators on how to
better serve passengers with disabilities. The following
is taken from the web site. A valuable tool for every fixed
route vehicle operator, this two-sided, 8.5" X 14",
fold-out brochure will assist transit operators in their
attempts to provide excellent customer service to all passengers,
regardless of their abilities. The Pocket Guide will inform
its reader on:
- Communicating with customers with disabilities
- Serving customers who use mobility devices
- Serving customers who use service animals
- Pre-Trip accessibility inspections
- Priority seating
- Calling out stops
You can review and download a .PDF and .TXT version of
the guide, as well as place an order for the guide, free
of charge, by
clicking here.
Federal Transit Administration: www.fta.dot.gov/
- Access
for Persons with Disabilities
This program provides formula funding to States for
the purpose of assisting private nonprofit groups in meeting
the transportation needs of the elderly and persons with
disabilities when the transportation service provided
is unavailable, insufficient, or inappropriate to meeting
these needs. Funds are apportioned based on each State’s
share of population for these groups of people.
- Toll-Free Federal Transit Administration
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Assistance Line:
1-888-446-4511 [Voice]
Community Transportation Association - Information
Station: www.ctaa.org/ntrc/
National Center for Accessible Public Transportation
A new research center on accessible public transportation
has been established at Oregon State University through
funding from the National Institute for Disability and Rehabilitation
Research (NIDRR).
The National Center for Accessible Public Transportation
will explore improving access to inter-city modes of travel
(air, rail, and bus) for people with mobility, agility,
and hearing disabilities. Research to be conducted by the
Center will focus on wheelchair transfer in confined spaces,
such as aircraft aisles, and a survey-based study on existing
and potential access solutions.
This latter study will collect feedback from travelers
with and without disabilities, airline and airport employees,
bus and rail operators, and vehicle and aircraft manufacturers
on access solutions.
For further information, visit the Center's new Web site
at http://ncat.oregonstate.edu
or call (800) 916-0099.
Transit Agencies by State www.fta.dot.gov/other/trag/states/index.html
Last Updated July 7, 2008 |
