Non-Emergency Medical Transportation Services: A Step towards Equity in Freedom of Transport for People with Limited Mobility
Mobility and transportation are interlinked. Access to transportation plays an important role in ensuring equal opportunities among individuals in a society. Public transportation services are the conventional mass transits. Public transport vehicles lack easy access to people with limited mobility regarding boarding and alighting, bus stops, long waiting periods, lack of assistance, and difficulty in reading timetables. Therefore the mass transit systems do not adequately cater to the special needs of people with limited mobility/ senior citizens.
“Of the nearly 2 million people with disabilities who never leave their homes, 560,000 never leave home because of transportation difficulties”
Transportation barriers hit hard on the access to many significant opportunities in employment, health care, education, housing, as well as social life of the physically challenged. Though there are acts in favor of senior citizens and disabled individuals, convenient and economically reasonable transportation systems are quite a need to ensure betterment in employment, health care, education, and social life for senior citizens and physically challenged individuals.
The transportation disadvantaged group of people will find it hard to stay happy and independent in an auto-dependent living style. They lack opportunities for interaction within the community.
“Surveys recommend modifications to the physical environment and educational opportunities to reduce negative attitudes toward individuals with disabilities. Findings revealed that factors such as operators’ impatience/discrimination, waiting time and lack of assistance were major problems that affect accessibility to Intermediate Public Transport.”
Besides adaptations in the mass transport systems, Non-Emergency Medical Transportation services play a key role to ensure equity in access to transport for seniors and physically challenged individuals.
ADA Compliant and well-equipped NEMT service vehicles accommodate Wheel Chair confined individuals as well as Ambulatory persons ensuring the most comfortable transportation experience. The fleet of wheelchair vans has the latest navigation hardware and safety features for tension-free, comfortable travel.NEMT fills the gap that stops disabled individuals from getting the best possible medical care. The drivers and technicians are specially trained and certified to offer any assistance you need during the journey. The drivers have years of training as ambulance drivers and are well-versed in customer care. Non-emergency medical transportation services are oriented to minimize travel inconvenience and provide a convenient mode of transportation. Services are extremely punctual, compassionate, and can fully accommodate your needs.
Try hiring a Non-emergency transportation service and experience the change! Live better.