MOVING YOU WHAT TYPES TRIP OF TRAVEL TRAINING TRAINING ARE Participants in this type of training work OFFERED? one-on-one with a Travel WHAT IS Trainer to practice using TRAVEL buses and trains to travel TRAINING? The RTA Travel Training to locations they visit on a Program offers two types regular basis. During Trip The Regional Transportation Training sessions, participants Authority (RTA) Travel Training of training tailored to meet will learn how to recognize Program teaches individuals with each participant’s needs: landmarks to know when to disabilities and older adults how get off the bus or train and to use Metra, Pace and CTA buses 1. Trip Training how to interact with transit and trains. Travel Training is free personnel and other riders. except for the cost of transit fares 2. Individual during training sessions. Transit TRAVEL Travel training sessions are Orientation led by professionals who TRAINING are knowledgeable about An Eligibility Assistant will PROGRAM transportation accessibility, and help participants decide have experience working with which type of training will people with disabilities and older work best. adults. A certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist is available to provide one-on-one travel training to participants who are blind or have low vision. INDIVIDUAL TRANSIT ORIENTATION Participants in this type HOW DO I SIGN UP? of training will work one-on-one with a Travel To sign up for Travel Training, Trainer to receive a BE FEARLESS contact the RTA Travel general introduction to bus and train accessibility. “I learned so much Training Program: BE CONFIDENT from my Travel Trainer. The goal of Individual Transit Orientation is to educate Now I know how to transfer participants on how to use the on Pace buses to get to work. Email entire transit system. “In a sense (Travel I wasn’t scared because my [email protected] Training), changed travel trainer talked me During Individual Transit or call (312) 913-3120 my life because it through the process as we Orientation sessions, a Travel were training.” ~ Laura Trainer will explain how to use helped me to build accessibility features in transit my confidence vehicles and transit stations, and to get out more and travel how to plan trips on CTA, Metra, independently. Now I feel and Pace. In addition, Travel like I can take some of my Trainers may take participants family members on the to a bus garage or rail station system and show them to practice boarding transit what I learned. Before they vehicles or practice using buses would have to take me out, and trains to build confidence. but now I can show them BE INSPIRED that I can do it on my own.” “The Travel Training ~ Anna program is great and TRAVEL people should not be afraid TRAINING to go ahead and try the fixed route service. ” ~ Heather.