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TRANSPORTING STUDENT EQUIPMENT ................................................................................................... 59
VENTILATORS AND SUCTION DEVICES ..................................................................................................... 60

WHEELCHAIR OPERATION ............................................................................ 61
WHEELCHAIR LIFT OPERATION PROCEDURES ........................................................................................... 61
LOADING AND UNLOADING POWERED WHEELCHAIRS ............................................................................... 61
LOADING AND UNLOADING MANUAL WHEELCHAIRS ................................................................................ 61
WHEELCHAIR SECUREMENT PROCEDURES ............................................................................................... 62
DAILY CHECKLIST: WHEELCHAIRS .......................................................................................................... 65
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ........................................................................................................... 67
WHEELCHAIR CHECKLIST OF NO-NOS! ................................................................................................... 69

CHILD SAFETY RESTRAINT SYSTEMS (CSRS) ................................................... 71
GUIDELINES FOR TRANSPORTING PRESCHOOL-AGED STUDENTS IN SCHOOL BUSES ........................................ 71
TYPES OF CHILD SAFETY RESTRAINT SYSTEM............................................................................................ 71
TRAINING ON THE USE OF CHILD SAFETY RESTRAINT SYSTEMS .................................................................... 71
INSTALLATION OF CAR SEATS ................................................................................................................ 72
SECURING THE REAR-FACING SEAT TO THE BUS SEAT ............................................................................... 72
SECURING THE FRONT-FACING SEAT TO THE BUS SEAT ............................................................................. 73
SPECIAL NEEDS CAR SEAT .................................................................................................................... 73
INTEGRATED SEATS ............................................................................................................................. 73
SAFETY VEST ...................................................................................................................................... 73
PLACING INFANT IN REAR-FACING CAR SEATS ......................................................................................... 74
PLACEMENT OF PRESCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN IN FRONT-FACING CAR SEATS ................................................ 74

EXCEPTIONAL STUDENT EDUCATION (ESE) ................................................... 76
EXCEPTIONAL STUDENT EDUCATION (ESE) SPECIAL NEEDS CLASSIFICATION CODES ....................................... 76
AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER (ASD) .................................................................................................... 77
EMOTIONALLY/BEHAVIORALLY DISABLED (EBD) ...................................................................................... 78
INTELLECTUALLY DISABLED (IND) .......................................................................................................... 80
DEAF/HARD OF HEARING (DHH) .......................................................................................................... 81
DUAL SENSORY IMPAIRED (DSI) ............................................................................................................ 82
SIGN LANGUAGE FOR TRANSPORTATION ................................................................................................. 82
SPEECH IMPAIRED (SI) ......................................................................................................................... 84
LANGUAGE IMPAIRED (LI) .................................................................................................................... 84
SPECIFIC LEARNING DISABLED (SLD) ...................................................................................................... 85
VISUALLY IMPAIRED (VI) ...................................................................................................................... 85
ORTHOPEDICALLY IMPAIRED ................................................................................................................. 86
CEREBRAL PALSY (CP) ......................................................................................................................... 86
DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY ...................................................................................................... 87
OSTEOGENESIS IMPERFECTA (OI) .......................................................................................................... 87
SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY (SMA)..................................................................................................... 88
SPINA BIFIDA AND SPINAL CORD INJURY ................................................................................................. 89
TOURETTE’S SYNDROME ...................................................................................................................... 89
ATTENTION DEFICIT/HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER (ADHD) .......................................................................... 90
TRAUMATIC BRAINED-INJURED (TBI) ..................................................................................................... 90
EPILEPSY ........................................................................................................................................... 90
SEIZURE RECOGNITION ........................................................................................................................ 90

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