
Explore innovative assistive technologies transforming school buses to support students with diverse needs, from behavioral aids to sensory tools and communication devices.
Read More →Autism, mental health, and social development: Special-needs transportation is changing. Here’s why — and what it means for pupil transporters.
Read More →A special-needs student in South Carolina advocates for his school to add a propane school bus to its fleet. He ends up getting a “green” bus all his own.
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Students with autism can become overwhelmed by the noise and crowded space on a school bus. Drivers and aides can help by accessing transportation plan information to minimize triggers, establishing consistent routines, and giving calm, clear direction.
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Pollard talks about creating a successful annual driver training event, his passion for serving special-needs students, and the “special ride” he was able to coordinate for a student with autism.
Read More →A 7-year-old student who is nonverbal and has autism is left alone on the bus for about six hours until she is found by school district officials.
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Wyatt, an Alabama student on the autism spectrum, realizes a lifelong wish to ride a school bus when Baldwin County Public Schools organizes a special ride for him.
Read More →The 5-year-old New York boy, who has autism, is dropped off at a school located a half a mile away from the school he attends.
Read More →The 9-year-old Iowa girl goes missing after she is dropped off at home instead of at her daycare provider. She leaves the vacant house and walks a mile to a store.
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John Fowler, who lives next door to one of the company’s Florida bus terminals, keeps track of the buses in the yard. The school bus company presents him with an STI Cares Brand Ambassador goodie bag.
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