JetBlue Violated Air Carrier Access Act Rules

FROM DISABILITY.GOV--
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today assessed a civil penalty against JetBlue Airways for violating rules protecting air travelers with disabilities. DOT’s rules implementing the Air Carrier Access Act require airlines to provide assistance to passengers with disabilities in boarding and deplaning aircraft, including the use of wheelchairs, ramps, mechanical lifts or service personnel where needed. A review of complaints about the treatment of passengers with disabilities filed with the airline and with DOT showed violations of the requirement to provide this kind of assistance to travelers with disabilities.

For more information visit this link: http://www.disability.gov/transportation/laws_%26_regulations

Disability Law Handbook Available

The DBTAC Southwest ADA Center announces the publication of The Disability Law Handbook, a 50-page guide to the basics of the Americans with Disabilities Act and other disability related laws. Written in an FAQ format, The Disability Law Handbook answers questions about the Americans with Disabilities Act, the ADA Amendments Act, the Rehabilitation Act, Social Security, the Air Carrier Access Act, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act, and the Fair Housing Act Amendments.

Individual copies of The Disability Law Handbook are available at no charge by emailing Rauseo@bcm.edu, or by calling Dionne Rauseo at 713.520.0232, ext.113.
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Webcast on Air Carrier Access Act

The Disability and Business Technical Assistance Center (DBTAC) Southwest ADA Center at Independent Living Research Utilization (ILRU) has a webcast on "The
Air Carrier Access Act Update and Impending Changes" set for Wednesday,
April 1, 2009 at 2:00pm Central.

The webcast will provide an overview of the new amendments to the Air Carrier Access Act of 1986 (ACAA) and Regulation 14 CFR Part 382 (Part 382) which will become effective on May 13, 2009. The ACAA prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in
commercial air transportation.
To link to this webcast and download accompanying materials visit:
http://ilru.org/html/training/webcasts/calendar.html

Presentation slides are available in text and PDF as alternate formats.
For instructions on how to access a webcast visit: http://www.ilru.org/html/training/webcasts/instructions.html

For technical assistance, please visit the ILRU at:
http://www.ilru.org/html/training/webcasts/FAQ.html or contact a webcast team member at swdbtac@ilru.org or 713.520.0232