Jo Ann's transportation story

“In order to travel to Evergreen Hospital in Kirkland to see my neurologist, I would have to take TAP, transfer to Dart and then transfer to King County Access.” This would be completely exhausting; especially since it involves three transfers. It is so easy just to walk out to the garage and put your keys in the ignition and go. Jo Ann says, “If I could drive, it would only take 20 minutes.”

Jo Ann lives in Bothell, Washington. She uses TAP Transportation around town, which is offered through Homage Senior Services. TAP takes her to the grocery store, LA Fitness, the dentist, and hair appointments; but when she needs to go to her neurologist or other doctor appointments in another county, she has to transfer from TAP to DART to King County Access.

"The transportation services that we have are wonderful - the drivers and the coordinators are absolutely wonderful people. They do their best to make it happen for you and sometimes they are unable to do so when I am going to a place that is outside of their service area.”

This story was originally published to Disability Rights Washington's Transportation Access Story Map. For more stories, please visit: https://www.disabilityrightswa.org/storymap/