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DOT Proposes Consequential Changes to Air Carrier Disability Accessibility Regulations

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On February 28, 2024, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) released an advance copy of a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) titled “Ensuring Safe Accommodations for Air Travelers with Disabilities Using Wheelchairs.”...more

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DOT Issues Rule on Aircraft Lavatory Accessibility for Passengers with Disabilities

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On July 26, 2023 (the 33rd anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act), the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) released a final rule that amends the agency’s air travel disability accommodation...more

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The Zoo at 38,000 Feet

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The final rule on Traveling by Air with Service Animals in the Air Carrier Access Act (ACAA), codified in 14 CFR Part 382 and published in December, took effect January 11, 2021....more

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No More Friendly Skies for Emotional Support Animals

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Emotional support animals will no longer be categorized as “service animals” under the Air Carrier Access Act under new Department of Transportation regulations....more

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DOT Service Animal Final Rule: No More Service Snakes on Planes Taking Care of HR Business

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Those dreaming of taking to the skies next year with scaled, feathered, or furry friends may want to take a look at the recent DOT Service Animal Final Rule before making travel plans. In an employment setting, there is no...more

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U.S. collars owners’ outlandish claims for flying ’emotional support’ animals

Um, no, federal regulators have decided: The nation’s skies no longer will be a sort of bad airborne set for a pop psychology version of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. Instead, owners of  so-called emotional support...more

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Emotional Support Animals Are Considered Pets Not Service Animals By US Department Of Transportation.

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U.S. Department of Transportation (“the Department” or “DOT”) announced it final rule on “Traveling by Air with Service Animals” on December 2, 2020. The rule will be effective 30 days after the date of publication of the...more

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Snakes Off a Plane

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Acclaimed actor Samuel L. Jackson put it best when he exclaimed in a 2006 film: “Enough is enough.  I have had it with these [expletive] snakes on this [same expletive] plane.”  With its final rule under the Air Carrier...more

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“Goodbye My Little Pony!” – DOT Issues New Service Animal Rules

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At long last, the Department of Transportation (“DOT”) has brought clarity to the use of emotional support and service animals on airplanes. As many of you will remember, the DOT proposed a sweeping set of regulations on this...more

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Comfort Animals are Not Service Animals: U.S. DOT to Narrow Scope of Service Animal Accommodations

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The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has proposed significant changes to its disability regulations relating to the transportation of service animals by air. DOT’s current regulations require that airlines allow...more

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DOT Proposal Restricts Service Animals on Planes: So Long to the Emotional Support Peacock?

On January 22, 2020, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) proposed new amendments to the Air Carrier Access Act (ACAA) regulations. These amendments would further restrict the type and use of service animals on...more

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Airline’s Provision Of Alternative Accessible Website Triggers Hefty Fine Under the Air Carrier Access Act

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The Department of Transportation says that an airline’s provision of an accessible alternative website violates the Air Carrier Access Act (ACAA), so are such websites an acceptable means of providing...more

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