Category: Bus Mobiility & Accessibility – Features, Tips, Information

If a community organization wants to buy an accessible van, there are a few things to consider first before purchasing. In today’s blog article, we want to talk about these buying decisions. Intended Use You have to think about what types of wheelchairs you want space for. For example, manual wheelchairs or motorized ones. Different … Continued

When customizing or retrofitting older buses or bus fleets, it is only your creativity and your budget that will limit you. There is no problem making older buses or fleets more accessible and mobility friendly and retrofitting what is needed for accessibility. In today’s blog article, we will talk about some of the considerations when … Continued

When customizing or retrofitting older buses or bus fleets, pretty much anything is possible. The limitations are your creativity and your budget. So, there is no problem to make older buses or fleets more accessible and mobility friendly. In today’s blog article, we will talk about some of the considerations when retrofitting older buses for … Continued

In Canada, there is federal law that governs wheelchair-accessible buses and vans. This is called Accessible Transportation for Persons with Disabilities Regulations, and the part that applies to buses is Division 4. Overview of Safety Requirements The complete requirements and description information related to what is required for buses and vans transporting persons in wheelchairs … Continued

If you are in the market to buy a new bus, then fuel type may be one of your considerations. In today’s blog article, we are going to talk about how fuel type influences buying decisions for commercial buses and commercial bus fleets. Bus Availability The first consideration is your timeline. How soon do you … Continued

Accessibility in everyday life is the difference between everyone having access or only the normally abled individuals. For buses, customization allows for unlimited features. In today’s blog article, we would like to talk about which accessibility features are the most important for buses. Getting In and Out That first step either on or off is … Continued

There are some requirements and best practices that enable a bus to be wheelchair accessible. This is a large topic, and a full treatment of the construction and modification of a bus to make it wheelchair accessible is beyond the scope of this short article. We will, however, explain, here, what some of the best … Continued