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Canadian Transportation Agency orders the Greater Toronto Airport Authority to assess the effectiveness of its accessibility-related assistance for people who are visually impaired
February 14, 2018 – Gatineau, QC – Canadian Transportation Agency The Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) today issued a determination, which orders the Greater Toronto Airport Authority (GTAA) to convene consultations to assess the effectiveness of current arrangements for the provision of...
News | 2018-02-15
Accessibility: Glossary
Accommodation The provision of services, new equipment or facilities, or modifications to a rule, policy, practice, or existing equipment or facilities in order to meet a disability-related need. Activity limitation Difficulties an individual experiences while executing activities, which may...
Web page | 2017-09-18
Allergy cases
The Canadian Transportation Agency has the jurisdiction to investigate complaints on the accessibility of the federal transportation network when the issues involve persons determined to have disabilities for the purposes of the Canada Transportation Act. The Agency has investigated or is...
Web page | 2017-06-21
Scott Streiner - Making Canada's National Transportation System the Most Accessible in the World: From Principles to Practice
Introduction In just 12 days, we will mark the 150th anniversary of Confederation.  This is an opportunity to reflect on how lucky we are to live in this land of peace and prosperity, appreciate the progress we've made as a country, and consider the distances we have yet to travel.  At the heart...
Speeches | 2017-06-19
A What We Heard Summary Report on Accessible Transportation
Table of Contents Executive Summary Introduction Background Consultative Process What We Heard - Communications What We Heard - Training What We Heard - International Air Services What We Heard - Technical Standards What We Heard - Systemic Issues...
Web page | 2017-05-10
Accessible Transportation Discussion Paper for Regulatory Modernization
Table of Contents Background Current legislative and regulatory context Scope of modernized accessibility standards Approach to modernizing the accessibility standards Issues common to all modes of transportation Technical standards Systemic issues...
Web page | 2017-03-29
Compliance Report: Accessible Ground Transportation at Airports
Background The Canadian Transportation Agency (Agency) is responsible for ensuring that undue obstacles to the mobility of persons with disabilities are removed from air and federal rail, ferry and bus services and facilities. It seeks to remove these obstacles by: administering regulations and...
Publication | 2017-01-26
Requests for additional seats
What should you do if you need additional seats? Talk to the company at least 48 hours in advance. If you need any services from your transportation company, give them as much notice as possible. Companies are expected to arrange most services for you when you give them at least 48 hours...
Web page | 2017-01-05
Accessibility complaints about transportation services
  Accessibility Help Line Have questions relating to accessible transportation? Need help filing an accessibility complaint? 1-844-943-0273 Contact us Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST. TTY: 1-800-669-5575 ASL version of...
Web page | 2016-09-26
Web Accessibility - A Resource Tool for Transportation-Related Websites
Introduction More and more travellers are using the websites of transportation service providers to arrange travel. If persons with disabilities are to have equal access to these websites, transportation service providers must ensure that their websites are accessible. This resource tool is...
Publication | 2016-07-08

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