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[Sherri]

First I want to thank Bob Lessne for passing this on. Second, Bob, if you 
want to, you can help me co-chair our chapter's legislative committee. 
Thanks again.
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From: Robert L.Lessne Ph.D
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Subject: FYI


Summary: S.556 - 113th Congress (2013-2014)



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Introduced in Senate (03/13/2013)



Air Carrier Access Amendments Act - Requires domestic and foreign air 
carriers to ensure that all visually displayed entertainment programming 
available to flight passengers is accessible to individuals with 
disabilities, including by making available open captioning (openly 
displaying text on a shared video monitor), closed captioning (displaying 
text through an individual video monitor), and video description 
(audio-narrated descriptions through individual or shared monitors) for 
individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing, blind, or visually impaired, as 
the case may be.



Requires in addition that all individual video displays to flight passengers 
of entertainment programming or information that are operated primarily by 
use of touchscreens or other contact-sensitive controls include a mechanism 
allowing individuals with disabilities to operate such displays 
independently in accordance with standards the Access Board shall establish.



Makes certain penalties under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 
available to persons aggrieved by an air carrier's failure to comply with 
this Act.