These tips on training, equipment, communication, information and program monitoring can improve the safety and efficiency of your operation.

Behavior problems exhibited by students with disabilities are not uncommon on the school bus.

Emergency evacuations require staff to make vital decisions under tremendous pressure. Make sure they're properly prepared.

How we speak to and about the students with disabilities who ride school buses can influence their perception of themselves and others' perceptions of them.

One of the many challenges of transporting students with disabilities is properly spec'ing the school bus, which must be equipped to meet the varying demands of disabled children.

The questions are drawn from the competency examination included in the "Train the Trainers Text - Transporting Individuals With Disabilities," written by Dr. Robert J. Cross and published by the National School Transportation Academy.

The heat-sensitive are prone to heat exhaustion or heat prostration during their bus ride. Cold-sensitive students require steady temperature levels high enough for their safety, health and comfort.

Injuries to students and staff during wheelchair lift use are probably less rare than you think. Although school bus operators have varying wheelchair lift procedures, there are some basic safety tips that can be shared with all drivers and aides.

More and more transportation officials are realizing how important therapists are in school transportation. The question, then, is how can we begin to bridge the gap between therapists and the transportation department?

Relationship-savvy drivers perceive the needs that underlie problem behavior, understand those needs aren't going away and find constructive ways to fulfill them.

Many parents with severely impaired children have acquired written orders that restrict others from trying to resuscitate their children if they shoul...

We think we've hit upon a great way to improve special-needs training and have a little fun in the process. Modeled after traditional school bus roade...

Often asthma attacks begin suddenly, with no warning. They may begin even when a person is at rest. Although symptoms may follow heavy exertion, expos...

As we prepare for the annual National Conference and Exhibition on Transporting Students with Disabilities, scheduled March 4-8 in Orlando, Fla, a maj...