Transportation EducationTransportation Education

OverviewOverview

What affect has the Americans with What affect has the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) had on Disabilities Act (ADA) had on transportation for disabled students?transportation for disabled students?

What affect has IDEA had on What affect has IDEA had on transportation for these students?transportation for these students?

Travel TrainingTravel Training

What is travel training?What is travel training?

What are the two types of travel What are the two types of travel training that an individual can training that an individual can receive?receive?

Skills Required for Traveling Skills Required for Traveling IndependentlyIndependently

What skills are required for traveling What skills are required for traveling independently?independently?

Explain the four components of Explain the four components of Pierce Transit’s Training Program.Pierce Transit’s Training Program.

The Process of Travel TrainingThe Process of Travel Training

Where does the process of travel Where does the process of travel training begin?training begin?

What are the four separate What are the four separate techniques of travel training?techniques of travel training?

What tasks must the student What tasks must the student complete in order to complete travel complete in order to complete travel training?training?

The Necessity of Travel TrainingThe Necessity of Travel Training

Why is travel training necessary?Why is travel training necessary?

What is Purposeful Movement?What is Purposeful Movement?

Who benefits from travel training Who benefits from travel training programs?programs?

Where to Look for Travel Training Where to Look for Travel Training ProgramsPrograms

Where can travel training programs Where can travel training programs be found?be found?

How are travel training programs How are travel training programs funded?funded?

Travel Training Guidelines Travel Training Guidelines

What are the seven phases of a What are the seven phases of a comprehensive training program for comprehensive training program for people with a cognitive disability?people with a cognitive disability?

What are the travel training What are the travel training guidelines for people with a physical guidelines for people with a physical disability?disability?

What to Look for in a Travel What to Look for in a Travel Training ProgramTraining Program

What are some questions that should What are some questions that should be asked when looking for a travel be asked when looking for a travel training program?training program?When do we lay the foundations for When do we lay the foundations for traveling?traveling?What is the role of travel training What is the role of travel training programs?programs?What are the primary travel skills What are the primary travel skills that students must learn?that students must learn?

Teaching Travel Skills to Persons Teaching Travel Skills to Persons who are Blind or Visually Impairedwho are Blind or Visually Impaired

What are some key travel issues that What are some key travel issues that people with a visual impairment people with a visual impairment face?face?

When is the best time for children When is the best time for children with a visual impairment to learn with a visual impairment to learn travel skills?travel skills?

What are some methods of teaching What are some methods of teaching orientation and mobility?orientation and mobility?

Evaluating the Quality of Programs Evaluating the Quality of Programs that Teach Travel Skillsthat Teach Travel Skills

What are the three important What are the three important elements that should be considered elements that should be considered when reviewing the quality of an when reviewing the quality of an orientation and mobility program?orientation and mobility program?

Public Transportation and the ADAPublic Transportation and the ADA

What is the ADA?What is the ADA?

What are the requirements that the What are the requirements that the ADA has made for public ADA has made for public transportation?transportation?

What are some of the complications What are some of the complications associated with implementing the associated with implementing the ADA?ADA?