Accessible would refer to a vehicle that had facilities to enable a wheelchair user to board and alight using a passenger lift or ramp, and specialist equipment to secure both the user and their wheelchair.
Training is provided in the skills required to drive a minibus.
DELEGATES WILL LEARN:
> Safe use of ramps and tail lifts
> Wheelchair and passenger restraint equipment
> Department for Transport codes of practice on safe carriage of passengers in wheelchairs
> Good practice on passenger assistance
> Information on disability, carrying children and professional etiquette
ASSESSMENT
½ day
General standard theory session
Multiple choice theory assessment
½ day
Theory and practical session
Multiple choice theory assessment
Practical assessment – accessible features of the vehicle safely
1½ hour
Driving ability assessment
COST
£140.00 +VAT per person
1 ½ – 2 days training
IMPORTANT
For a MiDAS certificate to be issued, all the applicable sessions need to be attended and the assessments passed, although facilities exist to enable re-takes where this is needed.
Certificates last for 4 years.
