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As a related service provider who attends IEP meetings regularly, I am amazed that I am often the person responsible for leading the team in its discu...
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The evolution of motorized wheelchairs demands a strategic approach to transportation safety. With sophisticated features and high costs, meticulous procedures for loading, securing, and unloading are imperative. Collaboration with specialists and adherence to regulations are essential to ensure student safety and facilitate independence.
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Teamwork between special-education and transportation departments can make it easier to manage students who require extra care in transit between home and school.
Read More →The National Association of State Directors of Pupil Transportation Services recently issued a position paper that focuses on the importance of driver training in ensuring the safe transportation of children to and from school and school-related activities. ... The paper also includes an important message about drivers of special-needs students.
Read More →The ANSI/RESNA standard specifies general design requirements, test procedures and performance requirements for wheelchairs that may be used in a wide range of transportation modes, including school buses, transit buses, over-the-road coaches and personally licensed vehicles.
Read More →Although there are exceptions, industry experts say specific lift procedures need to be closely followed. Driver and attendant training is critical, they add.
Read More →Students who use mobility aids such as wheelchairs represent only a small fraction of the approximately 23.5 million children who ride school buses to and from school each day. As such, they could be easily overlooked when it comes to occupant safety.
Read More →With crash-tested securement points, the transport wheelchair will significantly improve passenger safety. Meanwhile, retractable securement systems already are having a positive impact.
Read More →Extra care needs to be given to school loading-zone safety when buses for children with special-needs are involved, especially when the children are transported in wheelchairs.
Read More →These tips on training, equipment, communication, information and program monitoring can improve the safety and efficiency of your operation.
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