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A Review Of Fta Section 5310 Program's State Management Plans: A Legacy Program In Transition, Alexandra Enders, Tom Seekins Ph.D., University Of Montana Rural Institute
A Review Of Fta Section 5310 Program's State Management Plans: A Legacy Program In Transition, Alexandra Enders, Tom Seekins Ph.D., University Of Montana Rural Institute
Independent Living and Community Participation
Transportation decisions can enhance or limit community participation and employment opportunities. Historically, the lack of transportation has been consistently reported as one of the most significant barriers to community participation, particularly by rural people with disabilities. A person with a disability affecting his or her mobility in the community may have to base housing and employment choices primarily on transportation connectivity. Lack of transportation may force an individual with a disability to relocate to an area with available transportation services, and/or never consider living in a location with inadequate transportation. The 1970 amendments to the 1964 Urban Mass Transportation Act …
Developing Methods And Measures To Assess Progress In Achieving Access Goals Of The Americans With Disabilities Act: A Case Study Of Small Towns In Montana, Tom Seekins Ph.D., Nancy Arnold, Catherine Ipsen, University Of Montana Rural Institute
Developing Methods And Measures To Assess Progress In Achieving Access Goals Of The Americans With Disabilities Act: A Case Study Of Small Towns In Montana, Tom Seekins Ph.D., Nancy Arnold, Catherine Ipsen, University Of Montana Rural Institute
Independent Living and Community Participation
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was enacted without any baseline data against which to measure progress on achieving its public access goals. To date, no one has collected local, state, or national data to establish such a baseline or to assess progress in achieving those goals empirically. We developed a simple accessibility assessment tool that can aggregate data across businesses and communities. We then established a sampling frame for all Montana incorporated communities with populations of 2,500 – 10,000. We randomly selected 327 businesses to observe from a universe of 2,151 businesses that met inclusion criteria, and we trained …