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The Air Carrier Access Act: It Is Time For An Overhaul, Stuart A. Hindman
The Air Carrier Access Act: It Is Time For An Overhaul, Stuart A. Hindman
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The Air Carrier Access Act (ACAA) is one of a number of federal laws that are designed to ensure the fair treatment of disabled individuals. However, the ACAA specifically applies only to those who take to the “friendly skies” and embark on one of the nation’s most sophisticated means of moving people, flight. The ACAA was enacted to overturn the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Paralyzed Veterans v. DOT, which held that the protections of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act did not apply to airlines.
It is the thesis of this article that, while the ACAA is a well-intended …