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"A chain is no stronger than its weakest link "
~ Sir Leslie Stephen Transportation
The lack of transportation for many people with disabilities in Maryland and across the country continues to be one of the biggest barriers to independence. Please share any information about reliable and accessible transportation and join in the effort to improve access to and utilization of effective transportation. The Maryland Developmental Disabilities Council is sponsoring several current projects on this topic. They include: Expanding the Availability and Accessibility of Public Transportation for People with Disabilities Shore Transit - Proposes to increase the amount of rural transportation available to residents of Wicomico County. Transportation Action Project Independence Now, who will develop and distribute a Transportation Resource Guide for Montgomery County, is implementing this project. 
Maryland Resources
Maryland Paratransit Services This page contains a listing of specialized paratransit services available, by county, in Maryland. Information about rates, routes, and contact information is provided. If you have been frustrated by out-of-service Metro elevators that never seem to get fixed, and/or cooled your heels waiting for a never to arrive shuttle bus, visit DisabledElevators.com. This is the place to register your complaint! Maryland Department of Transportation MTA Reduced Fare Program Phone: (410) 767-3441 MTA Para transit service Phone: (410) 727-3535 (Baltimore City and County and Anne Arundel Counties) The Maryland Department of Transportation Website provides an ADA link on the home page that will provide disability information for the Para transit program, Reduced Fare program, and information for Maryland Motorists with Disabilities and access to gas pumps. Maryland Kids in Safety Seats Phone: (800) 370-SEAT (7328); (410) 767-6016 E-mail: kiss@dhmh.state.md.us Maryland Kids in Safety Seats has loaner programs as well as information on car seat safety and referrals to car seat safety specialists. Maryland Safe Kids Phone: (410) 787-5893 Maryland Safe Kids provides information on general car seat safety, recalls and car seat safety for children with special needs as well as general injury prevention information. Metro Access Phone: (301) 562-5360 TTY: (301)588-8180 Information on Paratransit (Minivans, Small Buses) in Suburban Maryland. Transit Information Center Montgomery County Department of Public Works and Transportation Bus and Rail information: (301) 217-7433; TTY (301)217-2222 Call N' Ride: (301) 948-5409 Ride-On (Accessible bus): (301) 217-1285 Transportation Across County and City Lines Phone: (202)637-7000; (703)339-7200 For general information regarding rules governing the crossing of county and city lines within the greater DC/Virginia/Maryland metropolitan area. Transit Access Metro Wheels Program This is a program that has been set up in Maryland to monitor the quality and reliability of MTA's accessible bus and paratransit services. They are looking for people with disabilities who ride MTA Bus or MTA Mobility Paratransit Services (including Yellow Transportation), and who have access to the Internet (at home, school, work, library, a friend's house, a community organization, local college campus, etc) to participate. Travel Training for People with Disabilities Phone: (410) 444-1400 Making Choices for Independent Living teaches people in Maryland with disabilities how to use public transportation, including the Metro Subway, Local and Commuter Buses, Light Rail and MARC Train. Urban Rural Transportation Alliance, Inc. (URTA) Phone: (410) 997-7588 URTA is a private nonprofit human service agency that provides transportation throughout the state of Maryland for adults with disabilities, seniors and income eligible residents. 
National Resources
Community Transportation Association of America CTTA is working to enable mobility for all, including the elderly, people with disabilities and those living in rural areas. Family Village/ Public Transportation The Family Village Transportation section provides public transportation information for individuals with disabilities including transportation guidelines, transportation associations and transportation resources for individuals with disabilities within the Maryland, Washington, D.C and Virginia areas. Information for the Air Traveler with a Disability This site provides helpful information which clearly explains the responsibilities of the traveler with a disability, the carriers, the airport operators, and contractors, who collectively make up the air travelers system which moves over one million passengers per day. Miracle Flights For Kids Phone: (702) 261-0494 Miracle Flights For Kids utilizes a network of volunteer private pilots to transport qualifying children to medical treatment centers around the country. TAXICAB POCKET GUIDE This guide is a publication of Easter Seals Project ACTION (Accessible Community Transportation In Our Nation). It is available for free from Project Action and should be used to assist taxicab companies and drivers in better serving their passengers with disabilities. After lengthy development it presents to the driver good business reasons for serving the disabled. You can reach project action by telephone or on the web. For more information, contact: Easter Seals Project ACTION 700 Thirteenth Street, NW Suite 200 Washington, DC 20005 Phone: 202-347-3066 Fax: 202-737-7914 www.projectaction.org project_action@opa.easter-seals.org U.S. Department of Transportation's Aviation Consumer Disability Toll-Free Hotline Phone: 1-866-266-1368 (voice) and 1-866-754-4368 (TTY) The U. S. Department of Transportation's aviation consumer disability toll-free hotline became operational on August 5, 2002. People with disabilities are encouraged to call the hotline for information and assistance if they should experience disability-related air service problems. Disability groups helped to test out the hotline before it became operational and DOT will use caller feedback to fine tune the system for effective response to disability issues in air travel. 
Publications
Accessible Travel Options in Montgomery County - Transportation Resource Guide 2002 This 35-page booklet, made possible through a grant from the Maryland Developmental Disabilities Council, contains information pertinent to traveling via public transportation in Montgomery County. The guide is also available in large print, Braille, and Spanish. To request a copy contact Independence Now at 301-277-2839 or email: independence@innow.org to receive a free copy. |
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