Canadian Transportation Agency Carriage of Mobility Aids Tool

Introduction

The Canadian Transportation Agency has launched its new Carriage of Mobility Aids Resource Tool for air, rail and inter-provincial ferry carriers to assist travelers, travel agents and transportation service providers in the planning of and preparation for travel involving mobility aids.

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A mobility aid is a device designed to assist walking or otherwise improve the mobility of people with a mobility impairment. Mobility aids help you walk or move from place to place if you are disabled or have an injury. They include crutches, canes, walkers, wheelchairs and motorized scooters.

Over the last decade, there has been a marked increase in the frequency of use and in the size of some types of mobility aids. Carriage of mobility aids is an essential part of any mobility aid user's travel, and requires extra planning and preparation.

This Resource Tool combines new information to assist travelers, travel agents and transportation service providers alike. In addition, it introduces a new reservation checklist that can facilitate the planning of carriage of mobility aids.

"Safe, efficient and consistent carriage of mobility aids has always been important," said Geoff Hare, Chair and CEO of the Canadian Transportation Agency.

"This one-stop-shop resource will enhance mobility aids users' awareness when planning travel, while assisting service providers in improving passenger travel experience."

The Resource Tool can be accessed in multiple formats through the Canadian Transportation Agency's website.

The Agency has the mandate to eliminate undue obstacles to the mobility of persons with disabilities in the federal transportation network and ensures that they have equal access to transportation services and are provided with services that meet their disability-related needs.

Transportation carriers are guided by the Canadian Transportation Agency's accessibility regulations and voluntary codes of practice, which help ensure that Canada's federal transportation network is accessible to persons with disabilities.

Canadian Transportation Agency

The Canadian Transportation Agency is an independent administrative body of the Government of Canada. It performs two key functions within the federal transportation system:

• As a quasi-judicial tribunal, the Agency, informally and through formal adjudication, resolves a range of commercial and consumer transportation-related disputes, including accessibility issues for persons with disabilities. It operates like a court when adjudicating disputes.
• As an economic regulator, the Agency makes determinations and issues authorities, licenses and permits to transportation carriers under federal jurisdiction.

More information on the Agency's Carriage of Mobility Aids Resource Tool.

For more travel information for persons with disabilities, consult the Take Charge of Your Travel guide.

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This quality-reviewed publication was selected for publishing by the editors of Disabled World (DW) due to its significant relevance to the disability community. Originally authored by Canadian Transportation Agency, and published on 2012/06/03 (Edit Update: 2022/03/17), the content may have been edited for style, clarity, or brevity. For further details or clarifications, Canadian Transportation Agency can be contacted at otc-cta.gc.ca. NOTE: Disabled World does not provide any warranties or endorsements related to this article.