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 | |  Travel Training Travel Training Program Travel Training or travel instruction offers one-to-one and group training designed to teach seniors and people with disabilities to travel safely and independently on fixed-route public transit. This includes buses operating on regular routes and trains. You will learn travel skills for following a specific route, typically to school, medical appointments, or job sites. Travel Trainers work with you to determine how your disability affects your ability to travel and develop methods to teach travel skills tailored to your needs. Who is eligible? Travel Trainers believe that everyone who is capable should have the opportunity to learn to travel independently, using public transportation to meet their travel needs. All persons with disabilities should be allowed the dignity afforded by independent travel. What does Travel Training include? One-on-One Training Your Travel Trainer will help you find solutions that best fit your situation, abilities and needs. Training involves a series of steps, initially with one-on-one instruction to the gradual fading of trainer assistance leading to independent travel. You and your Travel Trainer can focus on destination training, which teaches you to travel to a specific destination and back, or general training, which provides you with greater overall riding instruction. Each training program is individually tailored to your needs and will help you:
Group Training is appropriate for group homes, transitional housing, senior citizen facilities, and schools. During group training, students spend 4-6 weeks in the classroom learning about:
Benefits of Travel Training When you successfully complete the travel training program, you will have more choicesand flexibility for travel, which will give you greater self-esteem and independence. And,you will have better access to employment, job training, education and recreation. Get started today! Begin by completing the referral form. Your referral will be sent to the Travel Training Department. A Trainer will contact you to schedule an appointment. If needed, the "Other Questions" field on this form may also be used to request more information."
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