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1. Purpose
This guide explains the requirements in the Accessible Transportation for Persons with Disabilities Regulations (ATPDR) regarding assistance locating passenger seats and tactile row markers. In particular, this guide describes:
What are tactile row markers;
Obligations of air, rail,...
Publication | 2020-06-30
1. Purpose
This guide provides best practices for transportation service providers subject to the requirements in the Accessible Transportation for Persons with Disabilities Regulations (ATPDR). These best practices are designed to assist transportation service provider personnel in their...
Publication | 2020-06-30
1. Purpose
This guide explains the obligations of the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA) and the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), under the Accessible Transportation for Persons with Disabilities Regulations (ATPDR), regarding the services they have to provide in respect of...
Publication | 2020-05-01
1. Purpose
This guide explains the obligations of carriers under the Accessible Transportation for Persons with Disabilities Regulations (ATPDR) to provide additional seats to passengers with disabilities. In particular, this guide explains:
Who is covered by the additional seating obligations...
Publication | 2020-05-01
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, including services,...
Publication | 2020-05-01
Introduction
Accessible transportation for persons with disabilities is a human right that reflects the fundamental principles of equality, inclusion and dignity.
A core mandate of the Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) is to protect this right. Under Part V of the Canada Transportation Act,...
Publication | 2020-05-01
1. Purpose
This guide explains the obligations of transportation service providers, under the Accessible Transportation for Persons with Disabilities Regulations (ATPDR), regarding communication with persons with disabilities. In particular, this guide describes:
what information they must...
Publication | 2020-05-01
1. Purpose
This guide explains the obligations of terminal operators and carriers, under the Accessible Transportation for Persons with Disabilities Regulations (ATPDR), to provide curbside assistance to help persons with disabilities move through a terminal smoothly. This guide describes:
What...
Publication | 2020-05-01
1.Purpose
This guide explains what assistance the Accessible Transportation for Persons with Disabilities Regulations (ATPDR) require carriers to provide to persons who have a disability as a result of a severe allergy. In particular, this guide explains:
Who is considered to be a person with a...
Publication | 2020-05-01
1. Purpose
This guide explains the obligations of transportation service providers covered by the Accessible Transportation for Persons with Disabilities Regulations (ATPDR), regarding the development and implementation of training programs in respect of persons with disabilities. In particular...
Publication | 2020-05-01