Transportation and Technology Options for People with Mobility Challenges

Transportation is a major obstacle for people with mobility challenges. These challenges include income, disability, language, and age. Transportation is a social determinant of health and critical to a life of vitality and connection. Helping those with mobility challenges to utilize technology is one solution for creating more opportunities to access transportation and the greater community. This workshop will help participants to become more familiar with the different ways in which technology and transportation are intersecting to give people with mobility challenges more options.

Participants will:

• Learn about Boulder County Mobility for All’s Technology Ambassador Program and how volunteer peer ambassadors are helping Boulder County residents master technology to access Uber, Lyft, RTD Mobile ticketing, and more.
• Receive a demonstration of DRMAC’s new paratransit app to help Metro area residents find transportation options
• Review technology updates from familiar current providers – e.g. Access-a-Ride, IntelliRide, DRCOG

Eligible for 1.5 CEUs

PRESENTERS

Carol Buchanan is the Director of Programs at Denver Regional Mobility and Access Council (DRMAC) where she oversees DRMAC’s program initiatives to achieve mobility and access for all. This includes stakeholder and member engagement, publication of DRMAC’s annual transportation guide, staffing the Transportation Information and Assistance Center, and coordinating transit related educational workshops and forums. Carol has over 30 years of experience in the field of human services working with various communities. She has a master’s degree in Nonprofit Management from Regis University and a bachelor’s degree in Social Work from James Madison University.

Angel Bond is the Boulder County Mobility for All Program Manager. She has over twenty years’ experience in the public sector, demonstrating consistent success coordinating collaborative projects and bringing together diverse interests at the international, national, regional, and local levels of government. Angel’s work ranges from facilitating the Mobility for All Coordinating Coalition to planning and implementing projects that improve access to multimodal transportation options for older adults, individuals with disabilities, and low-income households. She led the Mobility for All Technology Ambassador Project, which was awarded the 2020 Boulder County Pinnacle Award for Inclusion by the Board of County Commissioners.

Ashley Doty is the Program Manager for DRMAC’s Getting There App. She has a degree in Human Services and Gerontology from the University of Northern Colorado. She has navigated the chronically ill population through barriers to care for the past six years in the Denver Metro area. She is excited to aid those in need of transportation assistance. Ashley has a passion for improving the quality of life for aging populations and those with disabilities by providing ways to retain their independence.