The Air Carrier Access Act of 1986 (ACAA) is Title 49, Section 41705 of the U.S. Code. The Act amended the earlier section 404(b) of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (FAA), which was repealed by the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978. The ACAA prohibits commercial airlines from discriminatin...
Anyone with a disability who flies with us is protected by the Airline Passengers with Disabilities Bill of Rights under the Air Carrier Access Act (ACAA). Learn more about what this means.
AIR CARRIER ACCESS ACT OF 1986 as amended Effective May 13, 2009 Incorporates information from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s “A Guide to Air Carrier Access Act (ACAA) and its...
Learn My Rights The Air Carrier Access Act (ACAA) was passed by Congress and signed into law on October 2, 1986. This law guarantees that people with disabilities receive consistent and...
Submit your travel story at www.Air-Access.org Read Myths and Facts about the Air Carrier Access Act(ACAA) Myths v Facts In 1986, Congress passed the Air Carrier Access Act (ACAA), which guaranteed...
The Air Carrier Access Act (49 U.S.C. § 41705) prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in air travel.
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U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Formation and Membership of the Air Carrier Access Act Advisory Committee · WASHINGTON – U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Elaine L. Chao today announced the formation of the Air Carrier Access Act Advisory Committee (ACAA Advisory Committee) and the appointment of 19 members. The ACAA Advisory Committee is being established pursuant to the FAA... ; Frontier Fined for Violating Rules Protecting Air Travelers with Disabilities · The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today asse ...
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Overview ; In September 2019, the Department established the ACAA Advisory Committee to advise the Secretary of Transportation on issues related to the air travel needs of passengers with disabilities. The ACAA Advisory Committee is tasked with: assessing the existing and emerging disability-related access barriers for passengers with disabilities; evaluating the extent to which the Department’s programs and activities are eliminating disability-related access barriers; and describing improvem...