Transportation
Inclusive transportation is vital to the successful integration of individuals with disabilities in community and employment activities. The following resources highlight challenges and solutions to accessing and utilizing public transportation.
General Resources
National Transportation Resources
Massachusetts Transportation Resources
These listing offers a variety of resources to assist with transportation challenges.
Travel Training Packet
This packet contains a variety of tools to assist with safe and comprehensive transportation planning, including public transit travel training sheet, pedestrian safety skills checklist, emergency contact information form, etc.
Community Transportation for Transition-Aged Youth with Disabilities
This one-page brief provides a variety of ideas and resources to assist youth with disabilities to identify transportation options for employment and other activities.
Travel Training Resources
In many local areas, transportation instruction is available through a variety of organizations such as transit systems, transportation service providers, independent living centers, disability programs, and others.
Massachusetts Transportation Resources
- Mass Mobility
Initiative to increase mobility for seniors, people with disabilities, veterans, low-income commuters, and others who lack transportation access in Massachusetts.
mass.gov/orgs/massmobility - Massachusetts Department of Transportation https://www.mass.gov/orgs/massachusetts-department-of-transportation
- Massachusetts public and private transit systems
apta.com/research-technical-resources/public-transportation-links/massachusetts - Massachusetts Regional Transit Authorities
http://matransit.com - Massachusetts Human Service Transportation Office - mass.gov/hst
- Massachusetts Ride Match – massridematch.org
- MassCommute
Massachusetts Transportation Management Associations - private, non-profit association of businesses that join together to improve commuting options. masscommute.com
- Finding transportation
- Ride Match: www.massridematch.org
- Find a carpool: https://baystatecommute.com/
- Find a ride: www.mass.gov/im-looking-for-transportation
- Get to know your transit authority: www.mass.gov/info-details/public-transportation-in-massachusetts
- Learning to use transportation
- Easterseals tool for educators www.easterseals.com/ma/explore-resources/transportation/transportation-guide.html
- Travel training in Massachusetts www.mass.gov/service-details/learn-to-ride-transit-with-travel-instruction
- Driving resources www.mass.gov/service-details/driving-resources-in-massachusetts
- Paying for transportation
- Funding for transportation www.mass.gov/info-details/funding-for-community-transportation#funding-for-individuals-
- Having a say in transportation policy
- Working with employers
- How employers can get involved: www.mass.gov/employers-and-transportation
- Employment transportation and workforce development: www.mass.gov/service-details/employment-transportation-and-workforce-development
- Innovative practices
- Subscribe to the MassMobility newsletter to learn about new developments in community transportation in Massachusetts www.mass.gov/massmobility-newsletter