picture of rural montana with the RTC logo

Corbin Hall, The Univesity of Montana, in winter

Research and Training Center
on Disability in
Rural Communities

Transportation

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Projects

Current Projects

Identify examplary rural transportation programs that support employment and health outcomes for people with disabilities.

Past Projects

Assess and monitor the distribution and use of 5310 funds between rural and urban areas.

Assess the potential involvement of rural Faith Based Organizations in providing community transportation for people with disabilities.

Develop valid and reliable measures and methods for estimating the costs of acquiring, modifying, operating, maintaining, and replacing an accessible vehicle to use in conducting cost comparisons between rural alternatives, including personal and cooperative ownership of an accessible vehicle.

Evaluated a voucher system for increasing access to transportation.

Developed and evaluated the practicality of a voucher system for increasing access to transportation for people with disabilities living in rural areas.

RTC Rural Institute University of Montana NIDRR