AIR CARRIERS ACCESS AMENDMENT ACT - S.1318/H.R.5004
AIR CARRIERS ACCESS AMENDMENT ACT - S.1318/H.R.5004
This bill expands provisions prohibiting discrimination against disabled individuals by an air carrier. Specifically, it enumerates certain actions that an air carrier must take or may not take with respect to a disabled individual. It also requires the Department of Transportation (DOT) to ensure that disabled individuals traveling in air transportation are able to file complaints with DOT in response to disability-related discrimination and receive assistance from DOT through a hotline or comparable electronic means.