Transportation: Planning, Locating and Renting

National
State Listings: CA / FL / KS / TX / WA / WI
(Official USPS State Abbreviations)
Country Listings:
United Kingdom

National

American Public Transportation Association desires to be the leading force in advancing public transportation. Their mission statement reads that APTA serves and leads its diverse membership through advocacy, innovation, and information sharing to strengthen and expand public transportation. They are a member organization and their website offers a variety of information concerning their organization, such as careers, committees, conferences, forums and more.

Community Transportation Association of America is a nonprofit membership association. CTAA is dedicated to mobility for all people. This website contains news, classifieds, and helpful links in regards to transportation. For more information on membership or if you just want to check them out, visit their site. Easter Seals Project Action (ESPA) is a research and demonstration project with the goal to improve access to public transportation for people with disabilities. The project also works with public transportation providers in implementing the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). ESPA also offers Mobility Planning Services which are designed to help communities identify inefficiencies in public transportation services for people with disabilities and to help communities devise and implement a plan to improve public transportation accessibility. For more information, call (202) 347-3066 (Voice), (202) 347-7385 (TDD) or e-mail project_action@opa.easter-seals.org.

Guide to Airport Rental Cars offers a section called Handicap Accessible Rentals that addresses how the disabled can rent automobiles. The page provides information about major U.S. airports that have handicap accessible car rentals. Also, listed on the site are companies that provide wheelchair accessible vehicles in place of rental automobiles that lack storage for wheelchairs. If you want to know more about automobile renting for individuals with disabilities, check out their site.

Community Transportation Association, provides "citizens with instructional briefs, studies and reports, collected data, legislative facts, professional peer support, advice and mobility assistance." Information Specialists can work with any citizen on such issues as employment transportation, non-emergency medical transportation, mobility for seniors and disabled residents, rural challenges and coordination with human services. For more information, visit their website or e-mail resources@ctaa.org.

New Horizons is sponsored by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and provides information for the air traveler with a disability. There is information on planning your trip, at the airport, getting on and off the plane, on the plane and compliance procedures.

Project Action's Accessible Traveler's Database is a resource of the National Easter Seals society. The database assists one in locating accessible transportation by location. Some of the services located for you include urban or rural public transit, van rental companies, private bus tour companies, taxis, airport transportation, and hotel and motel shuttles. To learn more or try out the database, visit their site or contact: Project Action, 700 13th St. NW, Suite 200, Washington, D.C. 20005, (202) 347-3066.

Scoot-Around North America provides the services of locating a rental scooter fitting your needs anywhere in America and having it delivered to your location, such as airport or hotel. For a free rental estimate or more information, visit their site and e-mail them or contact them toll free at (888) 441-7575 or by fax at (204) 772-6499.

New Sign What to Consider When Renting a Wheelchair is an article by By Charlotte Gerber on Very Well health describes "many different models, including power chairs and scooters, are available. Renting a wheelchair takes some advance planning, and it may be more of a challenge when you are traveling out of town. Knowing more about your options and the rental process can help." The article covers what types of wheelchairs there are, how to rent and renting for travel.

State Listings

California

OUTREACH is a private non-profit agency, operating as Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Paratransit Broker for the Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) to provide public paratransit service. This website provides a riders guide, a paratransit glossary, applications for services, links to related paratransit services as well as a number of frequently asked questions. For more information, visit their website.

Florida

American Mobility is a company that rents vans and scooters, please contact for more information at 4201 North Washington Boulevard | Sarasota, FL 34234 | (941) 358-8482.

Kansas

New Sign Reliable Medical Supply Wheelchair Rentals All retail orders are fulfilled by their partner, the Active Lifestyle Store. Please browse their selection of helpful products. You are also welcome to visit the Showroom located at 9645 Lackman Rd, Lenexa, KS 66219. Open M-F from 9am to 5pm NOTE: Active Lifestyle Store is operated by Live Life KC, Inc. and accepts no insurance payments. For more information, contact Reliable Medical Supply Wheelchair Rentals at Address: 9645 Lackman Rd., Lenexa, KS 66219, Phone: (913) 722-2960, or send e-mail to info@reliablemedsupply.com

North Carolina

New Sign Van Products Accessible Van Rentals Wheelchair Getaways wheelchair rental division has a new name. Contact any of their staff members to learn more about the reliable wheelchair accessible van rentals. Find out on their website what to - Consider These Things Before Renting a Wheelchair Van. Currently, two locations in North Carolina in Raleigh and Wilmington. Call Toll Free for more information: (800) 209-6133.

Texas

New Sign Dallas Wheelchair Rental – Manual Wheelchairs are of the most popular mobility equipment and offer the lightest solution for a mobility vehicle. They are maneuverable, comfortable and collapsible for storage and are easy to transport. Pick up equipment at 600 N. Central Expy, Suite 600, Plano, TX 75074, Phone: 1-855-443-5463 or send e-mail to care@hieline.com

Washington

new sign Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) offers a special web section providing information on Accessible Transportation available in Washington State. For more information on accessible transportation services available in your area, contact your local transit agency or WSDOT at (360) 705-7000.

Wisconsin

Bublr Bikes Adaptive will be the first in the country to add 17 adaptive bikes to Milwaukee's Public Bike Share Program. The new program is a pilot program to run through the end of the year 2019. The new trikes, side by sides, and hand cycles will be able to be checked into and out of any and all Bublr Bike Stations in the Greater Milwaukee Area. Bublr is adding 9 Side-by-Side tricycles, 9 upright tricycles and 4 hand cycles. Side-by-side bikes, handcycles, and tricycles can be used by people with disabilities, but can also assist others in the community such as older people or students or others going to the grocery store. Bublr Bike's adaptive cycles were funded by the City of Milwaukee, City of Wauwatosa and Bublr Bikes. The Bublr Bikes program serves Milwaukee as well as some neighboring towns and the bikes cost 15 cents a minute to ride. You need a smartphone for the application and to pay for the ride. Until they find a way to implement the locations on the app map, please use their table on the website to find the type of bike you want to check out and the station it is located, or call their service line at 414-931-1121.

Country Listings

United Kingdom

Wheelchair Travel provides both resident and visiting individuals with disabilities transportation throughout the United Kingdom. Their service is aimed at the disabled solo traveler, or small groups. They offer specially equipped van rental and taxi services for both local and long distance travel. For more information, visit their website or e-mail info@wheelchair-travel.co.uk.

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