This two-day Train the Trainer session will examine the difficult challenge transit operators face in providing safe services to passengers who rely on powered wheelchairs and scooters for their personal mobility. Using a comprehensive and hands-on approach, this course provides New Jersey community transportation providers with an overview of the tools available to safely secure their passengers using powered mobility devices. Trainers will be able to return to their agency with information and techniques to begin training personnel to meet the ADA “trained to proficiency” requirements.

Participants will identify several of the most common types of mobility devices, and discuss available securement equipment and techniques, including front and rear securement, lap and shoulder belts, and three-point attachment. Next, they will view actual sled tests of the G-forces associated with mobility devices that were involved in crashes, both properly and improperly secured, as well as see pictures from actual crashes where passengers were properly secured. Participants will receive hands-on training on securing different types of wheelchairs in different vehicles.