[NFB-Arkansas] Webinar: Accessibility and Air Travel

[Melanie Thornton]

Good morning, everyone!

Last year, the At-Large Chapter had a discussion about some of the barriers experienced during travel so I thought this webinar provided by the Great Lakes ADA Center might be of interest. If you are interested but you can’t view it at that specific time, go ahead and register and you will receive the link to the archived version of the webinar.  Their webinars are provided using Zoom.

Accessibility and Air Travel

Thursday, February, 6
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Central Time

Description: Leaving on a jet plane and want to ensure an accessible experience? This webinar will have you ready for departure! Join the U.S. Access Board and the Federal Aviation Administration for a presentation reviewing accessibility and air travel logistics starting from arrival to the airport to boarding and deplaning. We will also cover the laws that pertain to airport terminals and air travel, along with common access issues and solutions. So, fasten your seat belts and turn off your electronic devices, your knowledge of airport accessibility is about to take off!

Learn more and register here<https://www.accessibilityonline.org/ao/session?id=111153>

Accessibility: Human generated real-time captioning provided along with video sign language interpreters.

Questions: Participants can ask questions in advance during the registration process as well as ask questions during the live session.

Speakers:

  *   Elisha Luyeho, Lead Airport Accessibility Compliance Specialist, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
  *   Debra Martins , Training Coordinator, U.S. Access Board


Melanie Thornton
Coordinator of Access and Equity Outreach
Partners for Inclusive Communities
University of Arkansas
Mobile: 501-291-3217 (V/Text)
10809 Executive Center Drive
Searcy Building, Suite 316
Little Rock, AR 72211
uofapartners.uark.edu<https://uofapartners.uark.edu/>

Pronouns: she, her

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Partners serves as the Arkansas Affiliate for the Southwest ADA Center<http://southwestada.org/>.


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