1. Transportation Education

2. Overview What affect has the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) had on transportation for disabled students? What affect has IDEA had on transportation for these students?

3. Travel Training What is travel training? What are the two types of travel training that an individual can receive?

4. Skills Required for Traveling Independently What skills are required for traveling independently? Explain the four components of Pierce Transit’s Training Program.

5. The Process of Travel Training Where does the process of travel training begin? What are the four separate techniques of travel training? What tasks must the student complete in order to complete travel training?

6. The Necessity of Travel Training Why is travel training necessary? What is Purposeful Movement? Who benefits from travel training programs?

7. Where to Look for Travel Training Programs Where can travel training programs be found? How are travel training programs funded?

8. Travel Training Guidelines What are the seven phases of a comprehensive training program for people with a cognitive disability? What are the travel training guidelines for people with a physical disability?

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

10. Teaching Travel Skills to Persons who are Blind or Visually Impaired What are some key travel issues that people with a visual impairment face? When is the best time for children with a visual impairment to learn travel skills? What are some methods of teaching orientation and mobility?

11. Evaluating the Quality of Programs that Teach Travel Skills What are the three important elements that should be considered when reviewing the quality of an orientation and mobility program?

12. Public Transportation and the ADA What is the ADA? What are the requirements that the ADA has made for public transportation? What are some of the complications associated with implementing the ADA?