What is Travel Training?

Calgary Transit wants people with reduced mobility to enjoy the convenience and independence of its services. That's why Calgary Transit offers training and materials for people with disabilities and senior citizens who want to learn to use Calgary Transit's accessible services.

Calgary Transit's Travel Training program and materials are offered free to agencies.


Who Benefits From Travel Training?

Seniors or individuals with disabilities who are travel trained will gain a sense of self confidence and independence when using Calgary Transit services. Becoming travel trained opens the doors to opportunity, by increasing awareness in the community of the capabilities of seniors or individuals with disabilities. Travel training is offered at various times of the year.


Get on Board! Travel Training Summer Day Camp 2010

The Get on Board Travel Training Summer Camp will aim to teach participants how to ride on public transit. It will provide both classroom and actual bus/CTrain training.

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• The goal of travel training is to identify what skills individuals possess related to and needed for safe transit use as well as those skills that require improvement
• Students will have “home work” sent home daily to assist them practice with routes and locations.
• Students will learn what transit is and how it operates
• Students will learn the key elements of planning, implementing and following through a bus route/CTrain trip
• Day camp is 3 hours in length for 4 consecutive half days
• A $25 fee for attendance with 100% refund if they attend the whole session
• Tickets for transit will be supplied
• Space limited to 6 participants per session. Parents should indicate order of preference on form if they want to attend more than one session.

To arrange presentations, or obtain more information, please contact Calgary Transit at 403-537-7770.

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