Both the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate have introduced their versions of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization bill for 2018, which funds the FAA and its operations. The Senate bill includes all four disability provisions contained in last year’s bill:

• Study the use of in-cabin wheelchair restraint systems;
• Identify best practices in airport accessibility;
• Examine training policies regarding assistance for disabled air travelers; and
• Create an advisory committee with diverse stakeholders to investigate and report to Congress on the needs of passengers with disabilities.

The current House bill includes three provisions that would establish an advisory committee, identify best practice standards in airport accessibility and training policies, and undertake a study on use of in-cabin wheelchair restraint systems. Stay tuned for action alerts and updated information on how you can engage with your members of Congress to share why access to air travel is important to you and to support all of the disability focused provisions.