A comprehensive training curriculum for drivers and attendants who transport students with disabilities. This Special Needs training curriculum is designed as a 20-hour training program in its entirety, but is divided into stand-alone units, covering the following topics and more:

• Introduction to transporting school-age students & young children with disabilities
• Characteristics of school-age students with disabilities and implications for their bus ride
• Legal aspects of transporting infants, toddlers, and preschool children with disabilities
• Communication is critical for special needs bus drivers
• Behavior management strategies for children with disabilities
• Safe loading and transportation of children using mobility devices, CSRS, or other adaptive equipment
• Special preparation for emergencies
• Transporting children who are medically complex
• Unique responsibilities of drivers of children with disabilities

Training Curriculum includes:

• The Instructor’s Guide provides a general overview to prepare trainers to teach the course — including suggestions on how to tailor the curriculum to your own operation using the lesson plans
• Includes course review questions & answer key
• Activity guides, as well as additional resources and references
• PowerPoint digital slides (for full-color projection) provided on USB thumbdrive.
• SAMPLE Participant Manual (additional participant manuals sold separately) SKU: 1133-1