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Getting Around: Community Mobility

APTA's Strategic Plan envisions transforming society by reducing barriers to movement.

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Date: Wednesday, November 1, 2017
Author: Danielle Bullen Love

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Date: November 1, 2017
Contact:  aptamag@apta.org
Content Type:  Feature

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Public Health and Population Care

Author(s)

Danielle Bullen Love

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