Webinar on Air Carrier Access Act for Flyers with Disabilities

Webinar: Understanding the Air Carrier Access Act for Flyers with Disabilities

Thursday, June 25th

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM (EST)

Hosted by the Association for Airline Passenger Rights

For additional information about the webinar or how to register, please contact Brandon M. Macsata at info@flyfriendlyskies.com

The purpose of the Air Carrier Access Act of 1986 (49 U.S.C. 41705) provides that no air carrier may discriminate against any otherwise qualified individual with a disability, by reason of such disability, in the provision of air transportation. ACAA prohibits domestic air carriers from discriminating against persons with disabilities in the provision of air transport. The law states that persons with disabilities will have access to all services, goods and information that they provide to any other passenger as part of their normal operating practices and forbids air carriers from treating passengers with disabilities any differently than other passengers except in making the necessary accommodations

Learn from industry experts about the following aspects of the law:

Airport Accessibility Aircraft Accessibility and Wheelchair Issues Requirements Concerning Services Accommodations for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Attendants and Service Animals

Speakers include:

Jacquie Brennan, Project Director, DBTAC: Southwest ADA Center Kleo J. King, Senior Vice President of Accessibility Services, United Spinal Association Mike Spollen, Consumer Aviation Specialist in the Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Transportation -- invited Brandon M. Macsata, Executive Director, Association for Airline Passenger Rights (moderator)

AAPR members can registration for FREE. Non-members can register for only $49.95; however, non-members can join APPR for only $10.00 and thereby avoid the registration fee and save $39.95. The on-line system that will be used for this program is fully accessible. Instructions for accessing the program will be sent to individuals once they are registered.

For additional information about the webinar or how to register, please contact Brandon M. Macsata at info@flyfriendlyskies.com

Sponsored by the Association for Airline Passenger Rights (AAPR) & National Network of ADA Centers.

http://www.sc.edu/scatp/index.htm

To register for the webinar, please click on the link above.