Searching for Transportation For People With Disabilities

Taxi service

• airport shuttle and package delivery services, wheelchair accessible vans available
• Barrie's Taxi Cabs for Cancer campaign occurs October in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month and November in support of Movember - one dollar for every Cab for Cancer taxi ride is donated to the Simcoe Muskoka Regional Cancer Centre at Royal Victoria Hospital

Ride Connect provides transportation to and from Etobicoke, Brampton, Malton, Mississauga, Oakville, Milton, Georgetown and Woodbridge areas

• client base is primarily seniors and clients with disabilities
• specialize in rides to and from medical appointments, as well as grocery shopping and adult day programs
• a fleet of wheelchair accessible vans as well as large 15 accessible passenger vans and buses are available when traveling with larger groups
• view brochure for more details

COVID-19 Vaccine Appointments

• if you're unable to drive to your vaccine appointment, Ride Connect can pick you up and take you there, and return you home afterword, at no cost
• book your vaccine appointment in advance before you call for a ride
• available to all ages
• view brochure for more details

A private service providing door-to-door transportation service for individuals with a disability. Specially equipped vehicles are available for wheelchairs etc.

Provides fully accessible door to door transit service for persons with disabilities in the City of Pembroke, Laurentian Valley Township:

• attendants ride free
• service also available to non-residents registered with a similar service
• service provided for medical appointments
• shopping
• church service
• social activities

Taxi company

• drivers trained in transportation for people with disabilities
• specialty vehicles available, including accessible vans

Provides accessible door-to-door transportation to non-emergency medical appointments for seniors and people with disabilities.

A partnership of the following community-based agencies: Helping Hands, Red Cross, Community Reach, Barrie Area Native Advisory Circle and CHATS Community & Home Assistance To Seniors.

Offers private transportation and non-medical, home care services to support seniors and other home-bound persons to live as independently as possible

• Transportation services:
  • for appointments and outings, including shopping assistance, errands, prescription pick up and delivery service
  • vehicle is wheelchair accessible with ramped entry on one side
• Personal Support Workers (PSWs) provide:
  • assistance with eating, grooming, dressing, bathing, toileting and transfers
  • light housekeeping
  • companionship and safety check-ins

Chauffeur services

• drives clients home in the client's vehicle
• not a taxi service
• driving services after any medical appointment or types of surgery or procedures that require anesthetics, or after special events like weddings or celebrations
• creative driving services, including errands

Non-urgent transportation services

• local or out-of-town medical or therapy appointments
• escorted transportation for individuals who require accompaniment for safety reasons
• door through door service: client is picked up at their door, taken to their appointment and brought back to their door
• wheelchair-accessible vehicle available

COVID19 Service hours have changed to Mon-Fri 10 am-2 pm * Clients are encouraged NOT to come to the office, but to call for service instead * General voicemail greeting is updated regularly with any changes

Provides financial assistance and other benefits to eligible people with disabilities and their families

• shelter
• basic living expenses
• prescription drugs
• basic dental care
• eyeglasses
• hearing aids
• special diet allowance
• diabetic supplies
• Employment Start Up Benefit (ESUB)
• ostomy supplies
• extended health benefits
• surgical supplies
• transportation needed to attend medical appointments
• guide dog allowance
• upfront child care benefit
• wheelchair/mobility device repairs and batteries

Transportation services for older adults and people with disabilities living in the Champlain District.

Provided by a collaborative of 26 Community Support Service (CSS) organizations, divided into four catchment areas

Help with transportation to, from:

• medical appointments
• discharge from hospital
• day programs
• occupational therapy (OT) assessment
• daily living activities such as work, grocery shopping, banking, Diner's club, pharmacy, etc.

Centers need between one to seven days notice for transportation

Programs and services for seniors

Kosher Meals on Wheels:

• delivers Kosher meals weekly to seniors and adults with disabilities and convalescents
• frozen and fresh meals

Leisure Activities and Meal Programs:

• meals in a social setting
• referrals to other leisure programs for active seniors
• weekly social program for Russian Seniors

Transportation:

• transportation for medical appointments and shopping for seniors and adults with disabilities

Friendly Visiting:

• offers regular visits by volunteers to isolated seniors living at home

Teleshalom:

• Tele-assurance links a volunteer caller with a senior and adults with disabilities living alone by means of a daily telephone call
• if there is no answer, an emergency system ensures the client is not at risk

Community Chaplain:

• a Chaplain visit to Jewish seniors and palliative clients living in long-term care facilities

Home Visits and system navigation:

• social workers go to the senior's home to provide an assessment of needs and referrals to appropriate services

Caregiver Support:

• therapeutic counselling to a caregiver or a family member who has an emotional, behavioural, mental health, or severe stress problem that is impeding their ability to provide care and support for the client
• time-limited and goal-directed

Long-Distance Caregiver Support:

• guidance for adult children who live in other cities and have concerns for their Ottawa parents' well being or for those who have parents living outside of Ottawa

Claims Conference:

• compensation, home care and social work services available to Jewish victims of the Holocaust
• application required

COVID-19 Response

• Transportation services currently being offered are for:
  • Medical and essential travel - will drive to areas such as the GTA for essential medical appointments
  • Transportation to COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic with in Simcoe County and Muskoka, excluding Orillia and Huntsville. Call to book an appointment or book online via CT Link Transportation to Vaccine Clinics Program
    Must have a vaccine appointment booked
  • Grocery pick up and delivery
• In-person service is available by appointment only and staff are working and available to provide assistance by email or phone
• If you know the specific extension or email of a particular staff you are trying to reach, please use it or for general inquiries call 705-721-3313 or email simcoe@redcross.ca

Regular Service
Non-emergency transportation for those in need, such as older adults and adults with disabilities in the community, who are unable to use public transportation or private means

• provides affordable transportation to social gatherings and shopping
• Medical and essential travel - will drive to areas such as the GTA for essential medical appointments
• Volunteer drivers with their own vehicles, as well as wheelchair accessible vans
• Member of the CT Link, Community Transportation Link

In-home health care services

• care management
• personal care
• companionship
• quality of living care
• Alzheimer's and dementia care
• transportation
• convalescent care
• foot care
• respite care
• home medical equipment and supplies
• educational services and seminars

Help Desk for Indigenous Leadership - Provides information and referrals on:

• Planning for Health Emergencies such as guidance and training on how to protect your community.
• Health Guidance such as hand-washing, physical distancing and Infection Prevention and Control (IPC).
• Community Wellness and Protection such as online information for children and youth, suggestions for family activities while physical distancing, and Psychological First Aid.

The knowledge, resources and referrals shared through the Help Desk will help leaders in Indigenous communities in their own planning activities related to COVID-19. Help Desk available Mon-Sun 8 am-8 pm (Central Standard Time). Please call 1-833-937-1597

A volunteer based, community organization offering a range of humanitarian and emergency services.

Emergency Management - Provides short-term (up to 72 hours), personal disaster assistance such as food, clothing and lodging in small scale disasters * responds to larger scale disasters within the Niagara Region in cooperation with government and other agencies * delivers Be Ready workshops on how to be prepared to protect yourself and your family in the event of an emergency to interested groups * volunteer opportunities available

Transportation Program - Provides transportation for older adults and people over 18 years of age with disabilities who are unable to drive or travel with conventional transit services for medical appointments, social and educational outings. Transportation available in all 12 local municipalities within Niagara. Long distance travel also possible for medical appointments in Hamilton or Toronto. Drivers use a combination of cars, vans and accessible buses to provide transportation. Phone to register for service or to schedule transportation. If interested in becoming a volunteer driver, visit redcross.ca/volunteer/apply-now.

For First Aid inquiries, visit www.redcross.ca/training-and-certification.

A specialized bus transportation service operated to assist those persons with mobility difficulties that prevent them from walking 175 meters or boarding a conventional city bus.

Provides transportation from accessible door to accessible door and is available on a temporary or permanent basis depending on the user's eligibility. The service is open to residents of St Catharines and visitors already registered with similar systems in their resident city.

Local public transit service serving St Catharines and Thorold. Also provides paratransit system for the disabled. Connections available at Brock University to/from Niagara Transit and Welland Transit.

Downtown Transit Hub is located in the MTO building, 70 Carlisle St. Hub accommodates the City and Inter-City buses with 16 dedicated platforms and a large indoor passenger waiting area.

A public transit service provided by St Catharines Transit through an agreement with the City of Thorold. The Towpath Terminal is located at the intersection of Towpath Rd and Sullivan Ave. Also provides a paratransit/wheelchair service for physically handicapped residents of Thorold.

Volunteer drivers provide transportation rides to medical appointments, banking, shopping, and social activities. In-town and out-of-town rides are available. Rides are based on availability of volunteers and require (5) business days' notice in advance. Vehicles are not wheelchair accessible.

A pre-booked, door-to-door service for passengers with special needs, who meet the Eligibility Criteria, have applied for the service and been approved for the service by the Eligibility Committee. The service is intended for persons who are unable to use conventional transit due to a disability.

Niagara Specialized Transit is only for those customers who are travelling from one municipality to another for a medical appointment, education or employment purposes. trips for other purposes may be permitted based on the capacity of the service. A Customer may be accompanied by a Companion, Personal Care Attendant and/or Service Animal, if the need is identified on the application form and approved by the Eligibility Committee.

The inter-municipal specialized transit service of The Region of Niagara is considered a share ride service. Other customers may be on board during the trip. The route of travel may be altered so another customer can be accommodated. The vehicle may stop and pick up other riders as it travels to a destination. Shared rides lower the cost of the specialized service by increasing productivity.

COVID-19: May be service interruptions and/or scheduling changes. See website for updates.

Specialized curb-to-curb transportation within the municipal boundaries of Fort Erie is available to those persons that cannot utilize Fort Erie's regular transit service and that meet the Eligibility Criteria.

Transportation to medical appointments and regular activities such as:

• grocery shopping
• personal shopping
• social activities
• day program
• congregate dining

Door-to-door accessible transportation service

• drivers will offer assistance to riders to enter and exit the vehicle
• service animals welcome in the vehicle
• all vehicles should be able to accommodate an assistive device, such as a folding wheelchair or scooter

Carefor Ottawa does not have a transportation program - a Transportation Specialist works with other Ottawa CSS agencies to coordinate drives.

Transportation services for older adults and people with disabilities living in the Champlain District.

Provided by a collaborative of 26 Community Support Service (CSS) organizations, divided into four catchment areas

Help with transportation to, from:

• medical appointments
• discharge from hospital
• day programs
• occupational therapy (OT) assessment
• daily living activities such as work, grocery shopping, banking, Diner's club, pharmacy, etc.

Centers need between one to seven days notice for transportation

Provides financial assistance and other benefits to eligible people with disabilities and their families

Supports and benefits available:

• accommodation
• basic living expenses
• prescription drugs
• basic dental care

Other supports and benefits may be available such as:

• eyeglasses
• hearing aids
• special diet allowance
• diabetic supplies
• ostomy supplies
• Extended Health Benefits
• surgical supplies
• emergency home repairs
• transportation needed to attend medical appointments
• guide dog allowance
• Upfront Child Care Benefit
• wheelchair/mobility device repairs and batteries