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Associations

Association for Driver Rehabilitation Specialists (ADED)
www.aded.net
Since 1977, ADED has worked to help people with disabilities learn to drive and help professionals learn to teach people to drive who need modification. The site provides information on certification, fact sheets, scholarships, etc.  Free newsletter, “News Brake.”

Disabled Drivers & Passengers, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
www.nhtsa.gov
This section of the government site provides info on rules and regulations regarding driving with a disability. The research reports range from safety assessments to literature reviews. 

National Mobility Equipment Dealers Association (NMEDA)
www.nmeda.org
NMEDA is a non-profit trade association that works to provide persons of a disability in finding transportation, whether it me modification of their vehicles or transportation provided by others. Under the member directory, visitors to the site can find a dealer near them to assist them in modifying their vehicle. 

Easter Seals Project ACTION
http://www.projectaction.org
The website for Project Action is a U.S. DOT & FTA funded program to address accessible transportation in the community. Easter Seals Project ACTION works to bring together transportation and the disability community.  Offers information on taxis, fact sheets, accessible rural transportation and accessible travel info.

U.S. Department of Transportation
www.fta.dot.gov
Website for the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Agency (FTA). Here you can find information on rule making, ADA complaint forms, completed compliance review reports, Letters of Finding responding to riders’ complaints, and current policy guidance.

Web Resources

Car Talk
www.cartalk.cars.com
http://www.cartalk.com/content/features/Special-Needs/
This section of Car Talk provides information for special needs drivers. Covers basic information, applicable to those who are new to adaptive driving. Question and answer section, remarkable stories section in which people with disabilities tell their car stories, additional resource section as well.

Mobility Advisor
www.mobility-advisor.com
This site provides information on general mobility. From wheelchairs to ramps to accessible cars, mobility advisor provides a number of articles on many mobility topics. Also a small section on wheelchairs for dogs. Live chat room and an area to donate wheelchairs. 

Ride Safe
www.travelsafer.org/
This site gives information for wheelchair users on using public transportation. Gives simple step-by-step directions for strapping down a wheelchair, so the passenger may ride safely. The Glossary terms provides all the vocabulary one would need in discussing this procedure.

United We Ride
http://www.unitedweride.gov/
The United We Ride (UWR) new website for the Federal Interagency Coordinating Council on Access and Mobility (CCAM). Assessment and planning section provides information for the user on transportation planning, handbooks, and toolkits. Technical assistance tab.