Special Needs Transportation

Explore best practices for safely and effectively transporting students with disabilities and special transportation needs. We cover accessibility, wheelchair securement, equipment, training, student behavior, regulations, and specialized transportation services.

Kelli Goterba, the 2026 Special-Needs Driver of the Year, stands with her arms crossed in front of a Trumbull County Board of Developmental Disabilities school bus.

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Kelli Goterba Named 2026 Special-Needs School Bus Driver of the Year

Through building trust with students and strengthening her transportation team, Goterba exemplifies the impact special-needs drivers can make.

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The Most Common Wheelchair Securement Mistakes on School Buses (and How to Fix Them)

A wheelchair user operates a school bus wheelchair lift equipped with BraunAbility’s LiftSentinel barrier system as another person stands nearby with a handheld control.

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BraunAbility Introduces New Safety Barrier for Wheelchair Lifts

A close up image of a hand holding a phone with HopSkipDrive's platform and CareDriver information on the screen.

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HopSkipDrive Launches New Safety, Driver Consistency Features for 2026-27 School Year

Articles•February 1, 2009

Wheelchair Lifts Boast High-Tech Innovations

Today’s wheelchair lift manufacturers are in tune with pupil transporters’ mission to ensure the safety of students, particularly if the children...

Articles•February 1, 2009

California District's Transportation Staff Embraces Change

The 29 employees in Westminster (Calif.) School District’s (WSD) transportation department possess an inherent understanding of what it takes to t...

News•by Staff•January 26, 2009

Pennsylvania to host special-needs transportation event

Pennsylvania's 2009 Special-Needs Transportation Conference will be held April 15 in Grantville. The conference is co-sponsored by the Pennsylvania S...

News•by Staff•January 7, 2009

California DOE to offer special-needs transportation conference

The California Department of Education (DOE) is offering a two-day Transporting Children with Special Needs Conference at several locations throughout the state.

News•by Staff•January 5, 2009

California DOE to offer special-needs transportation conference

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California Department of Education (DOE) is offering a two-day Transporting Children with Special Needs Conference at severa...

News•by Staff•January 5, 2009

Scholarship to be given for Transporting Students With Disabilities

A new scholarship will cover expenses for one transportation professional to attend the upcoming National Conference & Exhibition on Transporting Students with Disabilities & Preschoolers.

News•by Staff•January 5, 2009

Special-Needs Briefs — 1/5/09

Special-needs student left on bus overnight in freezing temperatures NEW YORK — A 22-year-old mentally disabled man was left on board his...

News•by Staff•December 1, 2008

Special-Needs Briefs — 12/1/08

Special-needs student allegedly commandeers school bus DETROIT — A spokesman for Detroit Public Schools said an 18-year-old special-needs...

News•by Staff•December 1, 2008

Los Angeles district contracts alt. fuel buses for special-ed students

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Board of Education awarded a contract for 140 new alternative fuel buses for the 2009-1...

News•by Staff•December 1, 2008

The Dos and Don'ts of Wheelchair Transport Safety

By Lawrence W. Schneider and Miriam A. Manary After the Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1976 became law, it was common p...

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