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This guide describes:

  • What mobility aids and other assistive devices are covered by the ATPDR;
  • Obligations of transportation service providers concerning:
    • Services for travellers who use mobility aids and other assistive devices;
    • The accessibility of transportation equipment and terminals for travellers who use mobility aids and other assistive devices;
    • Publishing information on services and related conditions;
    • Retaining information and documentation for future trips; and
    • Personnel training.
  • Responsibilities of travellers who use mobility aids and other assistive devices; and
  • Tips for travellers who use mobility aids and other assistive devices.
2020-05-01 | Guides

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, including services, equipment, facilities, communications, training, and security and border screening.

2020-05-01 | Guides

A core mandate of the Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) is to protect this right. Under Part V of the Canada Transportation Act, transportation service providers are required to ensure, up to the point of undue hardship, that barriers to persons with disabilities are removed, so those persons have equal access to the federal transportation network. The CTA’s roles are to make accessibility-related regulations and resolve accessibility-related disputes between travellers with disabilities and transportation service providers.

2020-05-01 | Guides

This guide explains:

  • The services for which no advance notice is needed;
  • The services for which a carrier can request advance notice, information and/or documents from a person with a disability;
  • What kinds of documents or information a carrier may request from a person with a disability;
  • How much advance notice a person with a disability must give when requesting services; and
  • What a carrier must do if the traveller doesn’t provide advance notice, documents or information.
2020-05-01 | Guides

This guide explains:

  • What kind of assistance operators and carriers must provide, including information to be published; and
  • Curbside assistance tips for passengers.
2020-05-01 | Guides

This guide explains:

  • What is considered to be a service dog;
  • What kind of assistance transportation service providers must give to persons who travel with a service dog;
  • What are the conditions associated with travelling with a service dog; and
  • Travel tips for persons who travel with a service dog.
2020-05-01 | Guides

This guide explains :

  • Who is considered to be a person with a disability due to a severe allergy;
  • What kind of assistance carriers must provide to a person with a disability due to a severe allergy; and
  • Travel tips for persons with disabilities due to severe allergies.
2020-05-01 | Guides

This guide explains:

  • the accessibility of on-board entertainment equipment;
  • services for passengers with disabilities who want to access on-board entertainment;
  • publishing information on on-board entertainment services and any related conditions; and
  • personnel training related to on-board entertainment.
2020-05-01 | Guides

This guide explains the obligations of transportation service providers:

  • what information they must publish;
  • their obligation to provide information in alternative formats; and
  • more specific communication obligations related to:
    • individual communication needs;
    • telephone calls;
    • websites;
    • public announcements inside terminals; and
    • automated self-service kiosks.
2020-05-01 | Guides

This guide explains:

  • Who is covered by the additional seating obligations;
  • What kind of assistance carriers must give to passengers with disabilities who need additional seats;
  • The One Person, One Fare requirement for domestic travel;
  • The responsibilities of passengers with disabilities who need additional seats; and
  • Travel tips for passengers with disabilities who need additional seats.
2020-05-01 | Guides