[nagdu] New rule for passengers on boats and ships

[Ginger Kutsch]

The Department of Transportation (DOT) has announced the first
federal rule to specifically provide Americans with Disabilities
Act (ADA) protections to people with disabilities who travel on
boats and ships. The rule applies to two categories of vessels -
vessels operated by public entities, such as public ferry
systems, and vessels operated by private entities that are mainly
in the business of transporting people, such as cruise ships.
Under the rule vessel operators cannot charge extra for
accessibility-related services to passengers, cannot require
passengers to furnish their own attendants, and cannot deny
access to passengers based on disability. The new rule will
become effective 120 days after it is published.

For more information visit:

 
<http://www.disability.gov/transportation/laws_%26_regulations>
http://www.disability.gov/transportation/laws_%26_regulations .