(December 27, 2002 – Baltimore)  The Baltimore Metropolitan Council has released an updated and greatly expanded edition of its Out & About Travel Guide, to help the elderly and individuals with disabilities in the Baltimore region who have special travel needs.  The guide lists many transportation providers who offer specialized and lift-equipped transportation services in Baltimore City, the City of Annapolis, and Anne Arundel, Baltimore Carroll, Harford and Howard counties.  Since the need for specialized transportation services does not stop at the boundaries of the region, this guide also includes services that are available in Maryland counties adjacent to the Baltimore region and in York County, Pennsylvania.

The Out & About Travel Guide provides easy to use information for individuals with special mobility needs and their caregivers, to help them conveniently local and use transportation services that are adapted to meet their special travel needs on a regular or occasional basis.

The expanded scope of specialized transportation providers included in this guide recognizes that the travel needs of the elderly and disable change as individuals progress through different stages of life.  It also recognized that specialized transportation needs to not occur in isolation, but are frequently related to other daily activities, such as health care, social services and housing.

The guide lists eighty-seven transportation providers that offer a range of services, and includes public, private and medical assistance transportation providers.  The guide includes a main directory of providers, as well as several indexes which group these providers into convenient categories to assist in finding the service needed.

The Out & About Travel Guide is available FREE on BMC’s website at www.baltometro.org.  Click on "What’s New", click on "Announcements" and then the name of the document to open it.  Printed copies can be purchased from BMC’s Regional Information Center by calling 410-732-9570.

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