Transportation Resources
Automotive Equipment and Financing
- Adapting
motor vehicles for people with disabilities (exit
DHS)
- Online version of the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration (NHTSA) brochure on adapting motor vehicles for
people with disabilities.
- Automotive
safety for people with disabilities (exit DHS)
- Resources and information on automotive safety for people with
disabilities from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
(NHTSA).
- Car
and Van Modifications (exit DHS)
- Several resources on adaptive driving from the Spinal Cord
Information Network.
- Travis
Roy Foundation for people with spinal cord injury (exit
DHS)
- Information about grants available to paraplegics or quadriplegics
paralyzed due to a spinal cord injury, which can be used for vehicle
modifications and other purposes.
- WisLoan Program
- The WisLoan program offers loans for assistive technology. The
loans help people buy equipment such as hearing aids, modified
vehicles, wheelchairs and ramps.
Laws and Regulations
- ADA and
public transportation (exit DHS)
- Information on the ADA and public transportation from the Federal
Transit Administration (FTA) website.
- Air
Carrier Access Act regulations (exit DHS;
Word, 164 KB)
- Rules on nondiscrimination on the basis of disability from the
U.S. Department of Transportation.
- Disabled
parking laws in Wisconsin
- This information sheet describes the parking privileges offered to
people with physical disabilities in Wisconsin. It also describes
the enforcement of parking restrictions, and the potential penalties
for violations.
- Disabled
Parking License Plates (exit DHS)
- Information about disabled license plates from the Wisconsin
Department of Transportation. Includes information on vehicles
and people who qualify, uses of the plates and how to apply,
- Disabled
Parking Identification Cards (exit DHS)
- Information about disabled parking identification cards from the
Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Includes information
on eligibility, how to apply, things you should know, and penalties
for misuse.
- Gas Station
Assistance (exit DHS)
- Explanation of the equal access gas stations must provide to
customers with disabilities from the U.S. Department of Justice,
Disability Rights Section.
Over-the-Road Transportation
- Amtrak (exit
DHS)
- Link to the section of Amtrak's website that provides information on their services for people with disabilities. Includes information on making reservations, accessibility, meal service, etc.
- Greyhound
Bus Service (exit DHS)
- Link to the section of Greyhound's website that provides information on their services for people with disabilities.
- Van
Galder Bus Company (exit DHS)
- Link to contact information on Van Galder's website for arranging accessible bus services.
Public Transportation
- DisabilityInfo.gov
- Transportation
(exit DHS)
- This section of DisabilityInfo.gov offers a wide range of
information on accessible transportation systems, community
transportation initiatives and federal laws and regulations to
improve access and availability of bus, rail and air travel.
- Wisconsin Transit Links (exit
DHS)
- List of transit agencies in Wisconsin by county and city from the
American Public Transportation Association.
- Transportation
Planning in Wisconsin (exit DHS)
- Information on Wisconsin's long-range transportation plan from the
Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Includes information
on how the public can provide input into the plan.
Specialized Transit Services
- Elderly
and disabled transportation services
- Transportation services are available which allow you to get to
medical appointments, banks, other appointments, go grocery
shopping, attend meal programs and other social activities.
- Funding
for Specialized Transit Services (exit DHS)
- Information about programs that can assist local governments and
transit systems with operating and/or capital expenses to support
public transportation services such as buses, vans and shared-ride
taxi systems.
Last Revised: June 16, 2009
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