[Sec. 382.41(e)(1)] • If the aircraft contains a closet or storage area of a size sufficient to accommodate a passenger’s folding, collapsible, or breakdown wheelchair, the carrier must...
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E. Accommodations for Air Travelers who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, or Deaf-Blind
If your carrier makes available a telephone reservation and information service to the public, you must make available a text telephone (TTY) to permit individuals who are deaf or...
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§382.121 What mobility aids and other assistive devices may passengers with a disability bring into the aircraft cabin?
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You must allow a passenger with a disability to stow assistive device inside the cabin
You must allow a passenger with a disability to stow his or her cane or other assistive device inside the cabin of the aircraft close to his or her seat if it fits, consistent with...
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§ 382.33 Advance notice requirements
concerning a qualified individual with a disability who wishes to receive any of the following services, types of equipment, or accommodations: (1) Medical oxygen for use on board the aircraft...
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Do I still get priority stowage for my folding wheelchair if the pilot happens to have his personal belongings in that space when I pre-board?
QUESTION: On aircraft that must have a priority stowage space in the cabin for my personal folding wheelchair, do I still get priority stowage for my folding wheelchair if the pilot happens...
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Battery-powered Wheelchairs
Battery-powered Wheelchairs Carriers must accept a passenger’s battery-powered wheelchair, including the battery, as checked baggage unless baggage compartment size and aircraft airworthiness...
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Wheelchairs Unable to be Stowed in the Cabin as Carry-on
stowed in the cabin as carry-on baggage, carriers must ensure the timely checking and return of the passenger’s wheelchair or other assistive device as close as possible to the door of the aircraft...
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The carrier must designate priority stowage space for at least one wheelchair in the closet or other stowage area
with a disability who takes advantage of the offer of the opportunity to pre-board may stow his or her wheelchair in this area with priority over other carry-on items brought onto the aircraft...
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§382.69 What requirements must carriers meet concerning the accessibility of videos, DVDs, and other audio-visual presentations shown on-aircraft to individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing?
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Storing Wheelchairs and Other Assistive Devices in the Cabin
Devices in the Cabin Carriers must allow passengers with a disability using personal ventilators/respirators to bring their equipment, including non-spillable batteries, on board the aircraft...
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§ 382.41 Stowage of personal equipment
(a) All stowage of qualified individuals with a disability wheelchairs and other equipment covered by this Part in aircraft cabins shall be in accordance with 14 CFR 121.589 and 14 CFR 121.285...
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H. Your Obligation to Provide Services and Equipment
[Sec. 382.39(a)(1)] Aircraft with more than 60 passenger seats having an accessible lavatory must be equipped with an operable on-board wheelchair....
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Battery-powered Wheelchairs
Battery-powered Wheelchairs You must accept a passenger’s battery-powered wheelchair, including the battery, as checked baggage unless baggage compartment size and aircraft airworthiness...
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Air Carrier Access Act Technical Assistance Manual (2005)
What Airline Employees, Airline Contractors, and Air Travelers with Disabilities Need to Know About Access to Air Travel for Persons with Disabilities A Guide to the Air Carrier...
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§27.72 Boarding assistance for aircraft.
[80 FR 46514, Aug. 5, 2015]
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Background
The 1996 DOT guidance document defines a service animal as “any guide dog, signal dog, or other animal individually trained to provide assistance to an individual with a disability....
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Four Specific Situations in which a Seating Accommodation Must be Provided
The four situations are as follows: If the passenger uses an aisle chair to access the aircraft and cannot readily transfer over a fixed aisle armrest, you must provide a seat in...
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§ 382.38 Seating accommodations
this paragraph, the carrier shall provide the following seating accommodations, subject to the provisions of this section: (1) For a passenger who uses an aisle chair to access the aircraft...
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§382.51(b)(2)
(2) You may meet this obligation through any combination of facility accessibility, auxiliary aids, equipment, the assistance of personnel, or other appropriate means consistent with...
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§382.127 What procedures apply to stowage of battery-powered mobility aids?
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382.127 What procedures apply to the stowage of battery-powered mobility aids?
382.127 What procedures apply to the stowage of battery-powered mobility aids? This provision does not make substantive changes from its counterpart in the existing rule, except to...
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You must allow passengers to safely stow their wheelchairs
You must allow passengers to safely stow their wheelchairs or parts of wheelchairs (e.g., wheels, seats, etc.) in the overhead bin or under seats. [Sec. 382.41(e)(1)]
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A Preflight Announcement with Noah Seidel
Like many of us gearing up for the holiday season, Storyteller Noah Seidel has been traveling a lot recently. Noah uses a wheelchair, and unfortunately, some airlines don’t know how...