Topic > Transportation for Disabled Children - 882

Many students these days take buses to transport them to and from school. Elementary, middle and high schools have the bus to school option. Buses are also available for the transport of children and young people with disabilities. Buses for disabled children must remain a transportation option. If there is a child in a wheelchair, using a walker, or has any physical disability, it may be difficult for them to get them into the car. “…whose symptoms or travel limitations may make it extremely difficult for parents to get them to school using other methods of transportation.” (DELL'ANTONIA). How long does it take to get a child in a wheelchair into a car compared to a bus? In the car, you need to take the child from the wheelchair, lift him and put him on the seat, and put the wheelchair in the trunk. To put the wheelchair in the trunk, it is usually necessary to disassemble it. Some disabled children travel on the same bus as their peers, while others travel on special buses made especially for children with any form of disability. The specially made buses are equipped with a lift, to lift the child up. Thanks to the elevator, the bus is much more comfortable than the car because it is easier and faster. There is no need to take the child out of the wheelchair, which saves a lot of time. As Robert Bergdorf Jr. stated: “In radical ways, he has changed the basic social perception and expectations of the role of people with disabilities in America, and of the country's obligation to find solutions to enable the fullest possible participation of this segment of people. the population” (HUNT). Having public transportation available for disabled children has made it easier for all those who...... middle of paper......travel via Transit." New York Times. The New York Times Company, August 13 2011. Web November 22, 2013. .HUNT, ALBERT R. "Disabled People See Progress, But Problems Persist." RICH SCHAPIRO . "City's school bus strike hits disabled students hardest. Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/city-school-bus-strike-hits-disabled-students-hardest-article-. 1.1242273SIMON, RACHEL. On the bus with my sister: a real journey in life. 1st commercial edition. New York: Grand Central Publishing, 2002. 167,313. Print.ZEMECKIS, ROBERT, dir. Forrest Gump. Perf. THANK YOU. Paramount, 1994. Film. November 23 2013.