In an effort to aid travellers with disabilities, the Canadian Transportation Agency has published Take Charge of Your Travel: A Guide for Persons with Disabilities.
Take Charge helps Canadians living with disability to plan and conduct their travel plans with greater ease and confidence. It does this by describing accessible services and features available to people with disabilities.
In addition to providing information such as what to look and listen for when travelling, Take Charge also provides other sources of information for people with disabilities when it comes to travelling at home or abroad.
To help with travel planning, Take Charge comes with a detachable reservation checklist. This step-by-step guide will help special-need travellers plan their trip in advance with details on potential services in areas such as accessible seating, mobility and technical aids, and service animals such as seeing-eye dogs.
If you are travelling by airplane, train, passenger ferry or bus and have a disability, Take Charge can help make your journey a more comfortable and enjoyable one.
Also, Take Charge is available in DAISY format—a digital talking book that makes print publications accessible to persons who are blind or have a visual impairment. The Canadian Transportation Agency is dedicated to making its content fully accessible using the latest technologies.
Take Charge of Your Travel: A Guide for Persons with Disabilities is available in various formats through the Canadian Transportation Agency at www.otc-cta.gc.ca/doc.php?sid=1021&lang=eng.
