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Case Study: Heart 2 Heart Transportation System

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Giving this target population access to transportation on a weekly timeframe will open up so many doors for them. This program not only addresses the social challenge of access to transportation, but also finances, and employment as well. The program could stimulate the upward mobility of this population. When an individual has access to transportation they are able to live a much more fulfilling life. Rosenbloom concludes, “The 2004 NOD-Harris Interactive poll found that almost two-thirds of all the people with disabilities who reported major transportation problems had annual incomes below $35,000 (p. 1). The goal of the Heart 2 Heart Transportation company is to increase the independence f this population by providing them access to more

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