TY - JOUR
T1 - Aging and Disability Awareness Training for Drivers of a Metropolitan Taxi Company
AU - Reynolds, Lori
N1 - Funding Information:
This project was funded, in part, through the National Center on Senior Transportation (NCST). Based in Washington, DC, the NCST is administered by Easter Seals in partnership with the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration (FTA). The contents of this publication are solely the responsibility of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of the FTA or the NCST.
PY - 2010/1
Y1 - 2010/1
N2 - With the growing population of elders unable to maintain driving with advanced age, there is a need for alternative transportation options to maintain active, routine connections to their communities. Public transportation providers, who are often least trained and knowledgeable about working with elders, will increasingly be providing transportation to this population. The purpose of this study is to understand the influence of aging and disability awareness training on knowledge of aging, ageism, and service provision by taxi drivers, as well training methods that are most effective. Pretests and posttests results and evaluations of the training revealed improved knowledge and effectiveness.
AB - With the growing population of elders unable to maintain driving with advanced age, there is a need for alternative transportation options to maintain active, routine connections to their communities. Public transportation providers, who are often least trained and knowledgeable about working with elders, will increasingly be providing transportation to this population. The purpose of this study is to understand the influence of aging and disability awareness training on knowledge of aging, ageism, and service provision by taxi drivers, as well training methods that are most effective. Pretests and posttests results and evaluations of the training revealed improved knowledge and effectiveness.
KW - Ageism
KW - Disability awareness
KW - Senior transportation
KW - Sensitivity training
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U2 - 10.1080/01924780903552279
DO - 10.1080/01924780903552279
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:77949324777
SN - 0192-4788
VL - 34
SP - 17
EP - 29
JO - Activities, Adaptation and Aging
JF - Activities, Adaptation and Aging
IS - 1
ER -