Accessible Vehicle Acquisition Program

Vehicle Retrofitting and Accessible Vehicle Program

Special Needs Vehicle Retrofitting Program

For example, the department developed barrier-free policies; established a Minister's advisory committee bringing together for the first time members of the disability community and transportation industry representatives; undertook a broad range of research and development initiatives aimed at making the transportation system more accessible; funded the Accessible Vehicle Acquisition Program; produced an information newsletter; and conducted cross-Canada workshops looking at the needs of persons with sensory disabilities.

Our participation included providing financial assistance for the acquisition of boarding systems for intercity buses, trains, and small aircraft, accessible equipment and vehicles at airports—for example, taxis, shuttle buses, and rental cars—and accessible vehicles in small urban and rural communities.

21. Emphasises that highly developed, efficient, affordable, safe and accessible public transport is an integral part of sustainable urban development; is convinced that reliable public transport services may play an important role in reducing congestion, air pollution and noise in cities; calls on the Member States, therefore, to promote public transport with the view to increasing its use by 2030; also encourages national and local authorities to promote the availability of digital services on public transport and stations, to support the development of innovative forms of mobility and to implement intelligent transport solutions an ...[+++]d other state-of-the-art technologies; stresses that car-sharing, ride-sharing and car-pooling services make better use of existing resources and help to reduce the number of cars in cities; recognises the importance of the European satellite navigation programmes Galileo and EGNOS and mobile high-speed networks; supports the formation of a regulatory framework that enables the use of new forms of mobility and new sharing models that make better use of existing resources;

1. Considers education and training crucial for the integration of young people into the labour market and emphasises the importance of making lifelong learning schemes, including formal and non-formal education schemes, accessible to all and equipping people with the skills and competences outlined in ‘New Skills for New Jobs’; recalls that acquiring basic knowledge and a good level of general culture is a key factor in professional mobility;