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Travelling with Mobility Aids and other Assistive Devices : A Guide
Read the pdf (517 KB) Watch the ASL videos 1. Purpose ASL version of Chapter 1. Purpose Continue to the next video: Chapter 2. Mobility aids and other assistive devices covered by the ATPDR   This guide explains the requirements in the Accessible...
Publication | 2020-05-01
Transportation Service Providers Covered by the Accessible Transportation for Persons with Disabilities Regulations: A Guide
Read the pdf (728 KB) 1. Introduction The Accessible Transportation for Persons with Disabilities Regulations (ATPDR) provide a set of clear, consistent and specific accessibility requirements for transportation service providers. The regulations cover many parts of the travel experience...
Publication | 2020-05-01
Legislation, regulations, codes of practice, standards and guidelines
The Agency sets out expectations for the accessibility of federal transportation. Our regulations provide clear, consistent, legally binding accessibility requirements for federally-regulated transportation. Our codes of practice set out standards for a minimum level of accessibility for persons...
Web page | 2020-06-22
Interpretive Decision – Accessibility-related Applications
Decision No. 33-AT-A-2019 INTERPRETIVE Decision – Applications made pursuant to subsection 172(1) of the Canada Transportation Act, S.C., 1996, c. 10, as amended (CTA). On June 21, 2019 the CTA issued an interpretive decision (33-AT-A-2019) to inform passengers, transportation service providers,...
Web page | 2020-06-22
Training for transportation service providers on how to assist persons with disabilities
Most federal transportation service providers, terminal operators, CATSA, and CBSA are required to train their staff and contracted personnel on how to assist persons with disabilities. The requirements related to training are set out in the Personnel Training for the Assistance of Persons with...
Web page | 2023-04-28
New Accessible Transportation for Persons with Disabilities Regulations now in force
June 25, 2020 – Gatineau, QC – Canadian Transportation Agency Starting today, persons with disabilities have new protections under the Canadian Transportation Agency’s (CTA) Accessible Transportation for Persons with Disabilities Regulations (ATPDR). The ATPDR require transportation service...
News | 2020-06-25
Assistance for Locating Passenger Seats and Tactile Row Markers: A Guide
Read the pdf (447 KB) Plain language Summary A plain language summary of the Assistance for Locating Passenger Seats and Tactile Row Markers Guide is available. 1. Purpose This guide explains the requirements in the Accessible Transportation for Persons with Disabilities Regulations (...
Publication | 2020-06-30
Best Practices for Interacting with Persons with Disabilities: A Guide
Read the pdf (448 KB) Plain language Summary A plain language summary of the Best Practices for Interacting with Persons with Disabilities Guide is available. 1. Purpose This guide provides best practices for transportation service providers subject to the requirements in the Accessible...
Publication | 2020-06-30
International Civil Aviation Organization
In 2019–20, the CTA worked with government partners at the Canadian mission to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) during both the ICAO General Assembly and sessions of the Facilitation Panel (FALP) to raise the profile of accessibility in air travel. The CTA led efforts to...
Web page | 2020-08-26
Transportation and storage of wheelchairs and other mobility aids
The CTA created an International Working Group (IWG) to develop recommendations for future action related to issues around the safe storage and transportation of wheelchairs and other mobility aids and hosted an international forum in June 2018. IWG members included airlines and their trade...
Web page | 2020-08-26

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