For Individual Participants: Overcoming Barriers
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Good Morning everyone,
I would like to introduce myself, I am Harold McCain Employment Specialist here at the Lindholm Prosperity Center located at 456 Hwy 99 N. Eugene, OR 97402. I am a disabled Veteran and I also work with the “Veterans In Progress” program which is funded by The Department of Labor grant. The transportation issues facing the homeless Veterans in our region here... more »
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ACCOMADATIONS
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transport pass
Please issue a transport pass to all veterans,military personnel and reservists and their families valid in USA . This willl be valid in all transport systems.let them have ride with 50 percent discount.disabled will have free transport.
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veteran affairs
I believe there should be some way to assist veterans to help pay off previous car loans opened while serving in active duty
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Family Members
At the NM VA, we are unable to transport Veterans' Family members due to liability issues. This is frequently a barrier to supporting Veterans when we are able to transport the Veteran to an important medical appt. and yet the family member has to take public transportation. In essence, this implies that we are not supporting Veterans' family.
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Innovation is the Key
we have innovation that can be developed to cut transportation time usage - for veterans who live in Rural areas and the innovation it would benefit the disabled Veteran and homeless veteran.through an improved way to reach more veterans and their families with supportive services
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Homebound with limited mobility & no transportation
VA physicians constantly urge patients to get out more in order to improve their outlook & quality of life, as it's well documented that this can aid in a patient's overall health, but... more »
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Mobility Assessments
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Emergencies
What happens in case of emergencies - for instance, the need to accompany or visit a family member to the hospital? Or to go to a funeral? How do you deal with that if you have trouble with transportation in your daily life?
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For Multi-modal communities w/large populations
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Support for Caregivers of Veterans
Transporting aloved one is often one of the biggest issues for caregivers. Whether it is time lost from work, getting informaiton about how to safely and accessibly use theri own vehicle or finding community resources with people they trust to provide transportation, there is a great need for more information targeted at caregivers.
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Transportation for Mental Health
There's a hearing right now in the House about mental health treatment in the VHA. Staffing and wait times are of course the major problems - has anyone run into lack of transportation as a problem for receiving adequate treatment?
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Buses on post
The greatest barrier to providing public transportation to wounded and ther familes at the national military medical center in San Antonio, is access to the post. Since 2001 VIA's buses running regular routes have not been allowed on post at Fort Sam Houston. A protocol to make bus service practical would solve a lot of problems. The ball is in DoD's court.
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Building Transportation Options
Bus Leasing companies depreciate their equipment over time and find that at a point the equipment has no value on the books. If Federal or state government can offer tax credit to donate depreciated equipment to local volunteer transportation services ,alternative transportation options could result.