collaboration/travel training program networks: a panel discussion
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Collaboration/Travel Training Program
Networks: A Panel Discussion
Collaboration
Northeast Ohio Travel Trainers Collaborative
Networking
The MassachusettsTravel Instruction Network
ATI ConferenceAugust 14, 2015
MassMobility
• Housed in the EOHHS Human Service Transportation Office Coordinate transportation for 6 state agencies Transport over 38,000 consumers in partnership with 6
Regional Transit Authorities
• Statewide initiative to increase mobility for people with disabilities, seniors, low-income commuters, veterans, and others who lack access to transportation
Raise awareness of services Help foster, develop, and sustain efforts to increase mobility
Creating a Network
• 2012 – many new programs forming
• Focus group Email discussion list In-person meetings
Email Discussion List•I had a simple question about when a trainer is training and there is a lag time between the trip going one way and the next bus coming the opposite way to get back. Should I plant a car to stay in until the bus comes by again or should I do the trip at two different times. There isn’t a coffee shop nearby to hang out and there is a 35 min lag time. Just wondering if you had any ideas.
In-Person Meetings• Discussion & networking• Workshops: working with trainees with Autism,
working with trainees who are deaf or hard of hearing, partnering with O&M Specialists
Resources for New Programs
Informing Agency Policy
• Guidance on funding Training Helped draft RFR Participated on selection committee
• Performance measures
Questions & Suggestions…
Keep in Touch!www.mass.gov/hstMonthly newsletterTwitter @MassMobilityJoin the travel instruction network email list
Rachel [email protected](617) 847-3784
Want to contact us?• Rachel Fichtenbaum, MassMobility
– [email protected]– (617) 847-3784
• Jack Thompson, SARTA– [email protected]– (330)477-2782 x557
• Mary Riegelmayer, Cuyahoga County DD– [email protected]– (216) 299-7393
• Stacey Davis, Summit County DD– [email protected]– (330)634-8174
• Michael Davis, Akron METRO RTA– [email protected]– (330)564-2234
Questions?