News about Wheelchair Transportation Safety

What's new on this website?

• Added on 3/18/2008 - new crash tested products added: wheelchairs by Colours in Motion and crash tested seating systems by Freedom Designs.
• Added on 3/18/2008 - PDF copy of the February 2008 Exceptional Parent Magazine article "Peering into a Crystal Ball: What's the Future for Wheelchair-Seated Travel?" written by Linda vanRoosmalen & Doug Hobson.
• Added on 1/6/2008 - Updated handouts on a variety of transportation topics to supplement the Educational tool box.
• Added on 1/3/2008 - A new resource for this website called an "Educational Toolbox," which provides consumers, independent living counselors, therapists, and rehabilitation technology suppliers with the tools needed to teach others about wheelchair transportation safety. Look for a power point presentation and handouts formatted and ready to go.
• Added on 12/4/3007 - The PowerPoint presentations used to update our advisory board members on the progress made in each research task have been converted to pdf documents and added to the appropriate task within the research section.
• Added on 11/13/2007- PDF copy of the November Exceptional Parent Magazine article onThe Role of Parents and Caregivers in Providing Safe Transportation for Occupants Seated in Wheelchairs by Larry Schneider, Miriam Manary & Gina Bertocci.
• Updated on 11/13/2007 - expanded links to available commercial training videos on the use of wheelchair tiedowns and occupant restraints (WTORS) in the website section for Transporters.
• Added on 10/23/2007 - a sitemap for this website to help you locate things more easily.
• Added 9/19/2007 - PDF copy of the September Exceptional Parent Magazine article on Teens in Transition to Community Transportation.
• Added: 9/18/2007 - Learn how you can participate in a RERC wheelchair transportation research study
• Added: 9/11/2007 - PDF copy of the July Exceptional Parent Magazine article on Riding to School on a Bus
• Added: 6/13/2007 - A new document! Guidelines for Use of Secondary Postural Support Devices by Wheelchair Users During Travel in Motor Vehicles This document offers best practice on using secondary postural supports in combination with occupant safety restraint systems.

What's new in the world of Wheelchair Transportation Safety?

• The Transporting Students with Disabilities and Preschoolers Conference happened in Little Rock, AK from March 7-12, 2008. Catch up on the news from the conference.
• On 10/4/2007, officials of the National Congress on School Transportation (NCST) revisions to the 2005 edition of National School Transportation Specifications and Procedures. It is available for download at on their website. The 2005 edition of the NCST manual was the result of the congress held that year in Warrensburg, MO. The next congress will be held in 2010.
• The National Association of Pupil Transportation (NAPT) had its annual conference October 28 to Nov 1 in Grand Rapids, MI. See the NAPT conference program and registration materials.
• October 2007 - The RERC's Advisory Board will meet in Ann Arbor, MI on October 1st. The Advisory Board will convene for the first time to provide input into the research tasks and activities of this NIDRR-funded center grant.
• July 2007 - The American Academy of Pediatrics has issued a new statement on school transportation safety. See the complete document at: http://aappolicy.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/pediatrics;120/1/213

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Last updated: March 18, 2008