Overview

The transportation standard was issued in a regulation (191/11) published in e-laws on June 7, 2011. In June 2011 the Transportation Standard became part of the Integrated Accessibility Standard.

The Accessibility Standard for Transportation will make it easier for everyone to travel in Ontario.

The standard applies to:

• conventional transportation services, for example, London Transit and the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC)
• specialized transportation services, for example, TTC's Wheel-Trans, and DARTS in Hamilton
• municipalities with specific requirements for those that license taxicabs or provide conventional transportation services
• certain ferries
• other transportation services, for example:
• public school boards that provide transportation services
• hospitals, colleges and universities who provide transportation services (for example, shuttle buses)

The requirements of this standard are comprehensive. Some of the requirements went into effect in 2011. The other requirements are being phased in between now and 2017.

Overview Resources

• A Primer on the New Standard  - October 2011
• Video of webinar on accessibility requirements (internet cookies must be enabled) - November 2011
• Q & A's from Municipal Webinar

Legal/Policy Framework

• An Overview of Early Requirements for Transportation Service Providers
• Vue d’ensemble des exigences anticipées pour les fournisseurs de services de transport
• Ontario Regulation 191/11
• Ontario Highway Traffic Act
• Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2001

Resources and Examples of What Ontario Municipalities and Other Organizations are Doing After the Release of the Accessible Transportation Standard

• Ottawa’s approach to meeting accessible taxi requirements, October 2011
• London Transit’s workbook for implementing Accessible Transit standards
• Ontario Public Service Multi-Year Accessiblity Plan 2009-2016 See page 28 for transportation section  

Resources and Examples of What Ontario Municipalities and Other Organizations are Doing in Advance of the Release of the Accessible Transportation Standard

• How TTC is improving Accessibility
• How GO Transit is improving Accessibility

Other Resources

• Information & Regulations Concerning Wheelchairs
• MTO Presentation, "New and Emerging Vehicles", November 2008
• Information from the Highway Traffic Act
• Toward a Family of Accessible Transit Services, Durham Region Transit
• Mississauga, Accessible Bus Services
• Guide to Removing Communication Barriers for Travellers with Disabilities
• Re-Positioning Age Friendly Communities - A New CUI Report

Please send any new examples to Lynda Staples Project Manager, EnAbling Change Project

Approval Status:  Final
An overview of Early Requirements for Transportation Service Providers
Approval Status:  Final
Vue d’ensemble des exigences
anticipées pour les fournisseurs
de services de transport

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