[NAGDU] ACAA Form Feedback

[Tracy Carcione]

Hi Jordan.  I opened both forms from the email attachments, and they both
came up as fillable.  The application running was Adobe Acrobat.  I'm using
Outlook and Jaws.
Maybe you could try opening them with Adobe, instead of a browser?
Tracy


-----Original Message-----
From: NAGDU [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jordan Gallacher
via NAGDU
Sent: Sunday, December 20, 2020 12:28 PM
To: 'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
Cc: Jordan Gallacher
Subject: [NAGDU] ACAA Form Feedback

Raul,
I immediately see one problem.  These forms are in their current form not
fillable when opened.  So, that would have to change.  If it is supposed to
be fillable, it did not come up that way when I opened both documents in
Edge and also in Chrome.  To be honest, if airlines are going to implement
such forms, why not make it an electronic form that one can fill out on the
airline's app or website.  
Take care,
Jordan

-----Original Message-----
From: NAGDU <nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Raul A. Gallegos (NFB)
via NAGDU
Sent: Saturday, December 19, 2020 6:36 PM
To: board at nagdu.org
Cc: Raul A. Gallegos (NFB) <rgallegos at nagdu.org>; nagdu at nfbnet.org;
coagdu at nfbnet.org; flagdu at nfbnet.org
Subject: [NAGDU] Action Required - Time Sensitive - need immediate feedback
on ACAA form accessibility

Hello everyone, this is extremely time sensitive. Attached are two PDFs from
the Department of Transportation. These proposed forms are part of the new
ruling of the Air Carrier Access Act, ACAA, which will go into effect on
January 11, 2021. One aspect of the new ruling is that airlines may require
travelers with service dogs to fill out one or both of these forms when
flying with a guide dog. While we are still having conversations with the
Department of Transportation about the having to possibly use these forms in
the first place, we still need to give them feedback on the accessibility
and usability of them.

I have received a request that we test these two forms as quickly as
possible so we can give our compiled feedback to the Department of
Transportation. If you are able to provide feedback on the accessibility and
usability of these forms, please email me directly at rgallegos at nagdu.org no
later than 7 PM Central time tomorrow, Sunday, December 20, 2020. In
anticipation of receiving a lot of email about this, please use the subject,
"ACAA Form Feedback" so that I can best filter out your messages.

I have attached these forms to this email, but in case the attachments don't
work, I have also provided direct-download links to these forms.

Thank you.

File 1: Service Animals - Form  Health Behavioral Training.pdf
https://drive.google.com/file/d/19m4hT60e9THXc54hV5bMyYR1tSTsmKlZ/view?usp=s
haring

File 2: Service Animals - Relief Form.pdf
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1U0qGMagSi3sZWxiunHWLwuVBvDvnA_cw/view?usp=s
haring

--
Raul A. Gallegos
President: National Association of Guide Dog Users First Vice President:
National Federation of the Blind of Texas
832.554.7285  |  RGallegos at nagdu.org

"Blindness is a characteristic, not a handicap." -- Dr. Kenneth Jernigan



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