Webpage: U.S. Department of Transportation: Passengers with Disabilities
This webpage provides a summary of the Air Carrier Access Act (ACAA), which prohibits discrimination against air passengers on the basis of disability.
Guide: Challenging Behavior and Autism: A Guide for Transportation Personnel
This guide is specifically designed to help school bus drivers and bus monitors understand the communication styles and sensory needs of children with autism and other developmental disabilities so that they can effectively support them.
Website: United We Ride
United We Ride (UWR) is a federal interagency initiative aimed at improving the availability, quality, and efficient delivery of transportation services for older adults, people with disabilities, and individuals with lower incomes.
Website: American Public Transportation Association: Public Transit in Your Community
This webpage, developed by the American Public Transportation Association, assists individuals in finding public transit options in their state and county.
Brief: University of Minnesota: A Qualitative Study of the Experiences of Transition-Age Youth with Disabilities in Relation to SSI Redetermination
The study focused on the experiences of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients and non-recipients and their families, particularly the impact that continuing or discontinuing SSI benefits has on individuals with disabilities after age 18.
Website: Easter Seals Project Action (ESPA)
ESPA works to promote accessible community transportation for people with disabilities.
Website: Disability.gov: Transportation
This website provides information that people with disabilities may want to know about transportation options.
Guide: CARD: Airports, Airplanes, & Autism
This guide offers suggestions to parents, airport personnel and airline providers to help create a smooth flying experience for children with autism and their families.
Guide: Dare to Dream: A Guide to Planning Your Future
The book provides information and activities designed for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to give them more information about decisions that they will need to make as they move into adult life.
Website: U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP): Disability.gov
Disability.gov is a federal government website that provides information about disability-related programs, services, laws, and benefits.
