This report by the National Council on Disability (NCD) is on federal enforcement of the Air Carrier Access Act (ACAA), which became law in 1986. The law prohibits discrimination against passengers by air carriers in providing air transportation services. The report is the first in a series on enforcement of federal laws protecting the civil rights of children & adults with disabilities. Sections include: the law, the regulation, & the context; the role of the U.S. Dept. of Transportation (DoT); stakeholder views on ACAA enforcement; conclusions; & appendices. Charts & tables.

2011 Updated Reprint. Updated Annually. US Air Transportation Handbook: Regulations and Business Opportunities

This official study examines more than 20 years of Federal monitoring and enforcement of compliance with Part B of the Individual with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) with a view towards ensuring the rights of the disabled to a quality education. It includes recommendations to the President and Congress to strengthen IDEA.

"Freedom and Justice for all" is a phrase that can have a hollow ring for many members of the disability community in the United States. Jacqueline Vaughn Switzer gives us a comprehensive introduction to and overview of U.S. disability policy in all facets of society, including education, the workplace, and social integration. Disabled Rights provides an interdisciplinary approach to the history and politics of the disability rights movement and assesses the creation and implementation, successes and failures of the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by federal, state and local governments. Disabled Rights explains how people with disabilities have been treated from a social, legal, and political perspective in the United States. With an objective and straightforward approach, Switzer identifies the programs and laws that have been enacted in the past fifty years and how they have affected the lives of people with disabilities. She raises questions about Congressional intent in passing the ADA, the evolution and fragmentation of the disability rights movement, and the current status of disabled people in the U.S. Illustrating the shift of disability issues from a medical focus to civil rights, the author clearly defines the contemporary role of persons with disabilities in American culture, and comprehensively outlines the public and private programs designed to integrate disabled persons into society. She covers the law's provisions as they apply to private organizations and businesses and concludes with the most up-to-date coverage of recent Supreme Court decisions-especially since the 2000-2002 terms-that have profoundly influenced the implementation of the ADA and other disability policies. For activists as well as scholars, students, and practitioners in public policy and public administration, Switzer has written a compassionate, yet powerful book that demands attention from everyone interested in the battle for disability rights and equality in the United States.