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Steps for Riding a Bus

Need an O&M checklist for teaching how to ride a public bus?

Visually impaired travelers have several options for transportation in urban and some rural areas.  In an earlier post, tips for taking Uber were provided.  Below, we will look at some tips for taking a bus.  These are general instructions to help a traveler get a glimpse of what steps to take and what to expect as a traveler with a visual impairment. 

Steps for Riding a Bus (Checklist)

Note:  If you are traveling to an unfamiliar place, make sure to familiarize yourself with the features and landmarks of the area/building you will be traveling to.  If available, use Google map’s Street View to preview the area.  Note some of the landmarks nearby. Also keep the physical address and phone number of the location handy for quick reference.

How to Ride a Public Transportation Bus

Sample Goal and Objectives

Goal 36: Demonstrate an improvement in using O&M skills necessary to travel on public transportation

Objectives: Accessing a bus, the student will:

  1. demonstrate the ability to carry appropriate items for bus trip (e.g., ID, emergency money, cane, low vision devices)
  2. demonstrate the ability to read and use a bus schedule (large print and/or Braille)
  3. demonstrate the ability to read and use a bus map for mass transit
  4. demonstrate the ability to locate and wait, in an appropriate manner, at a familiar bus stop
  5. demonstrate the ability to locate and read bus route numbers on bus-stop sign and/or on bus
  6. demonstrate the ability to safely board a bus, pay the fare, and locate a seat
  7. demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively with the bus driver.
  8. demonstrate the ability to safely exit a bus at the correct stop and maintain orientation after disembarking
  9. demonstrate the ability to travel instructor planned one-way routes
  10. demonstrate the ability to travel instructor planned round trip routes.
  11. demonstrate the ability to employ procedures if the planned bus stop is missed.
  12. demonstrate the ability to employ procedures if the student and instructor are separated during trip
  13. demonstrate the ability to locate return bus stops on unfamiliar routes
  14. demonstrate the ability to travel bus routes requiring bus transfers
  15. demonstrate the ability to self-plan, record, and execute bus routes
  16. demonstrate the ability to solicit assistance from the bus driver and/or other passengers

Sample goals and objectives taken from Colorado Department of Education.  

How to make a checklist in Microsoft Word

Uber Checklist (includes steps for making a checklist in the Notes app in iOS)

 

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