The Consortium for the Educational Advancement of Travel Instruction (CEATI) was created to enhance through education the knowledge and skills of those professionals who are teaching travel skills to persons with disabilities and seniors. CEATI pledges to provide skill development through in-service courses and published papers. Members of the Board of Directors include experienced practitioners in the fields of travel instruction and orientation and mobility instruction. CEATI consists of a dedicated group of professionals who believe in the right of every individual to have freedom of movement to the maximum degree possible and to be instructed by knowledgeable professionals from the field of travel instruction.

The Consortium for the Educational Advancement of Travel Instruction was incorporated in January 2007. The purposes of the Consortium are to:

• Conduct the activities of the Consortium exclusively for educational purposes within the meaning of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code;

• Support and promote the continuing development of the academic discipline and profession of travel instruction to enable persons with mobility limitations to travel safely and independently.

The Consortium will pursue its purposes through the following activities and other similar activities designed:

• Encourage research and the publication of information that will facilitate and promote travel by persons with mobility limitations due to disabilities or aging;

• Sponsor and organize conferences devoted to sharing research and pedagogy related to the discipline of travel instruction for persons with mobility limitations;

• Develop and present continuing education programs for individuals concerned with independent travel for persons with mobility limitations;

• Collaborate with other occupational and medical professionals and professional organizations to develop and establish practice standards for professional travel instructors;

• Collaborate with other occupational and medical professionals, professional organizations and colleges and universities to develop accreditation standards for programs of instruction for professional travel instructors and standards for the certification of professional travel instructors.