"Our mission is to support providers
of travel instruction for the purpose of
teaching people with disabilities and seniors
to travel safely and independently."

Conference Registration Packet Here!

It will be “Meet ATI in St. Louis” from Friday, July 31^st to Sunday, August 2^nd, 2009, as the Association of Travel Instruction holds its Ninth Annual Continuing Education Conference in the Show Me state. ATI members will be convening at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in the heart of downtown St. Louis, right next to the spectacular Gateway Arch and within a few blocks of a Metro light rail station.

Scholarships & Grants – Must be a great economy out there, because the Association of Travel Instruction offers two different scholarships for travel instructors/travel trainers to attend the ATI conference, as well as ATI conference attendance grants for disabled or aging consumers who have completed a travel training program successfully, and nobody has applied for any of these benefits. The scholarships are each $750.00, and up to $600.00 is available for one or more consumer grants. While there is a June 19, 2009 deadline on ATI’s Scholarships & Grants Form, the ATI Board of Directors will consider applications received in the next few weeks. CLICK HERE to review requirements, and send in the simple application form ASAP.

ONLINE REGISTRATION NOW AVAILABLE HERE
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Complete attached form if you prefer to mail your conference registration.

2010 ATI Conference Host Proposal

The Association of Travel Instruction hasn’t held one of its professional development conferences on the left or the right coast in a while, and we’ve never held one down south or in Canada, where we have bunches of members. We might even consider doing one or more regional conferences next year. So come on travel trainers, think about hosting a conference in your region. The biggest hurdle is securing an affordable hotel space, but given the current economy, hotel group room rates are lower than a couple of years ago in many places. You will get plenty of help in planning a conference from ATI Board Members who have helped to plan our previous conferences. Help us spread the freedom realized through travel training. ATI Conference Host Proposal Form 2010 HERE.

Conference Presentations

Below are links to view presentations from the annual conference held in Reno, Nevada on August 17-19, 2007:

Overview & Implications for Travel Training
When Clients Have Impairments  (PowerPoint Presentation)
Exploring the Psycho-Social Factors that Impact our Trainees  (PowerPoint Presentation)
Letting Go of Students in a Complex World  (PowerPoint Presentation)
Making Your Travel Training Program Entertaining (PDF Format)
National Center on Senior Transportation  (PowerPoint Presentation)
No. Virginia Travel Instruction Program (PDF Format)
Route and Scout Environmental Assessment  (PowerPoint Presentation)
Travel Instruction for Persons with Mental Illness  (PowerPoint Presentation)
Travel Training and Transit Host Program 1 (PDF Format)
Travel Training and Transit Host Program 2 (PDF Format)
Trip Planning and Environmental Assessment  (PowerPoint Presentation)

Conference Photos

Click here for photos from the Seventh Annual Travel Instruction Conference
held on Friday, August 17, 2007 - Sunday, August 19, 2007 in Reno, Nevada

Click here for photos from the Sixth Annual Conference held on
Friday, August 11, 2006 - Sunday, August 13, 2006 in Arlington, Virginia

Click here for photos from the Fifth Annual Conference held on
Friday, August 12, 2005 - Sunday, August 14, 2005 in Seattle, Washington

  Click here for photos from the Fourth Annual Conference held on
Friday, August 6, 2004 - Sunday, August 8, 2004 in Cleveland, Ohio

For more information click here.