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<DIV><FONT size=2>I'm pasting the attached letter below the pertinent
information. I found it most interesting but disagree with the policy that
service dog users are not eligible for the scan, as we can call our dogs through
afterwards.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Sherri</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message -----
<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A
title=Samme.Ripley@ocfl.net
href="mailto:Samme.Ripley@ocfl.net">Samme.Ripley@ocfl.net</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, November 23, 2010 4:14 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> FW: Disability.gov Air Travel Update: A Letter to the
Disability Community from Kimberly Walton, Special Counselor, Transportation
Security Administration</DIV></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT><FONT size=2></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=blue size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Sharing useful
information for travelers with disabilities. Please note that you
will undergo a more thorough security check then previously. Read
the information below to be informed.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=blue size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">…Samme<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">From:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT
face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">
Woolverton, Stacia [mailto:Stacia.Woolverton@dms.myflorida.com] <BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Tuesday, November 23, 2010 9:27
AM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> Cain, Barbara; Howell,
David<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> FW:
Disability.gov Air Travel Update: A Letter to the Disability Community from
Kimberly Walton, Special Counselor, Transportation Security
Administration</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">
Disability.gov [mailto:disability.gov@service.govdelivery.com] <BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Monday, November 22, 2010 4:22
PM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> Vaughan,
Bryan<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> Disability.gov
Air Travel Update: A Letter to the Disability Community from Kimberly Walton,
Special Counselor, Transportation Security
Administration<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">A
letter is attached to this email, in PDF and Word formats, from Kimberly Walton,
Special Counselor at the <A
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Security Administration</A> (TSA). The letter provides information about
TSA screening procedures, including the use of <A
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with Disabilities and Medical Conditions</A></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial
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<TD bgColor=#ffffff><FONT color=#000000><PRE> </PRE><PRE> </PRE><PRE><H1 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 4in; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in"><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#002f80 size=2>U.S. Department of Homeland Security</FONT></H1><P class=MsoHeader style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 4in; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; tab-stops: .5in"><st1:address w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on"><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt; COLOR: #002f80; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">601 South 12<SUP>th</SUP> Street</SPAN></B></st1:Street></st1:address><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt; COLOR: #002f80; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P><P class=MsoHeader style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 4in; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; tab-stops: .5in"><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt; COLOR: #002f80; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Arlington</SPAN></B></st1:place><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt; COLOR: #002f80; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">, <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">VA</st1:PostalCode><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><st1:PostalCode w:st="on">22202-4220</st1:PostalCode></SPAN></B></st1:City><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt; COLOR: #002f80; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"> </SPAN></B></P><P class=MsoHeader style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .5in"><IMG height=73 alt=TSA_DHS_Sig_SM hspace=12 src="cid:417C035086724B358E580481D5881812@DCB3VNJ1" width=216 align=left v:shapes="Picture_x0020_3"><IMG height=73 alt=TSA_DHS_Sig_SM hspace=12 src="cid:417C035086724B358E580481D5881812@DCB3VNJ1" width=216 align=left v:shapes="Picture_x0020_2"></P><P class=MsoHeader style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .5in"><o:p> </o:p></P><P class=MsoHeader style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .5in"><o:p> </o:p></P><P class=MsoHeader style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .5in"><o:p> </o:p></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P><P class=MsoHeader style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 4in; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; tab-stops: .5in"><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt; COLOR: #002f80; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">Dear Members of the Disability Community:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">You have probably been hearing and seeing a lot in the media lately about the Transportation Security Administration’s new screening procedures. As much of what has been circulating has been exaggerated and/or inaccurate, and with the holiday travel season rapidly approaching, I wanted to take this opportunity to clarify our procedures and hopefully address concerns you may have. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">TSA began piloting the use of Advanced Imaging Technology (AIT) in 2007. It is a highly effective security tool, and represents the best technology available today to screen passengers for both metallic and non-metallic threats. Currently, there are 411 imaging technology units at 69 airports. The most important thing you need to do to prepare for AIT screening is to make sure that you remove everything from your pockets (including your wallet) and also remove any bulky jewelry. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">TSA uses two types of imaging technology, millimeter wave and backscatter. The backscatter machines use narrow, low-intensity X-ray beams scanned over the body surface at high speed. The amount of radiation a person receives is miniscule; a person receives more radiation naturally each hour than from one screening with a backscatter unit. In fact a traveler is exposed to less radiation from one AIT scan than from 2 minutes of an airline flight. It produces an image that resembles a chalk-etching, and has a privacy filter applied to the entire body. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">Millimeter wave technology bounces harmless electromagnetic waves off of the human body to create a black and white image. The energy emitted by millimeter wave technology is thousands of times less than what is permitted for a cell phone. Millimeter wave technology has a privacy filter that blurs facial features. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">This technology is safe.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Multiple third-party scientific and health organizations, including the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Johns Hopkins University, have collected and analyzed data and concur that this technology is safe for both officers and passengers. For more information about safety see </SPAN><A href="http://www.tsa.gov/assets/pdf/jh_apl_v2.pdf"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">http://www.tsa.gov/assets/pdf/jh_apl_v2.pdf</SPAN></A><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"> and </SPAN><A href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2010/11/08/backscatter-back-story"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2010/11/08/backscatter-back-story</SPAN></A><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">Great efforts have been taken to ensure passengers’ privacy in implementing this technology. To that end, all images generated by imaging technology are viewed in a remotely-located security location that is not visible to the public. The officer assisting the passenger cannot view the image, and as an additional precaution, the officer viewing the image is in a remote location and never sees the passenger.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">In addition to the privacy filters discussed previously, imaging technology cannot store, export, print, or transmit images. All images are deleted from the system after they are reviewed by the remotely located operator, and all machines have zero storage capability because they are disabled by the vendor before they reach airports. No cameras,<I> </I>cellular telephones, or any device capable of capturing an image is permitted in the resolution room. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P><P>Imaging technology has had a very high rate of acceptance among the travelling public. Since imaging technology has been deployed at airports, over 99 percent of passengers choose to be screened by this technology over alternative screening procedures. According to a new CBS <A href="http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20022876-503544.html"><SPAN style="COLOR: windowtext">poll</SPAN></A>, <SPAN style="mso-no-proof: yes"><IMG height=11 src="cid:FFD00EA30FB24CDC8AE6A49E7E772BB8@DCB3VNJ1" width=11 border=0 v:shapes="Picture_x0020_1"></SPAN>4 out of 5 Americans support the use of advanced imaging technology at airports nationwide. <A href="http://www.tsa.gov/approach/tech/ait/reading.shtm"><SPAN style="COLOR: windowtext">Click here</SPAN></A> to see more independent polling on AIT acceptance. (cbsnews.com) </P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">While you have probably also been hearing a lot about pat-downs lately, the use of pat-downs is not new. Pat-downs have long been one of the many security measures TSA and many other countries have used in its risk-based approach to help detect hidden and dangerous items such as explosives like the one we saw in the failed terrorist attack last Christmas Day. Pat-downs are primarily used to resolve alarms that occur at a walk-through metal detector, if an anomaly is detected during AIT screening, or during random screening. In any of these situations you will be given a pat-down before you're able to continue on to your flight. External medical devices can be detected by AIT. Remember if you are uncomfortable being patted-down in public you can always ask for a private screening, and if you have areas that are sensitive or have an external medical device, please let the security officer know. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">AIT screening is optional for everyone; however, passengers who opt out of screening by AIT or walk-through metal detectors must undergo alternate screening using a pat-down. There is nothing punitive about our measures; it just makes good security sense. Given that those who wish to do us harm have moved towards the use of artfully concealed smaller items and homemade explosives, the pat-down you receive will be more thorough than what you may have received previously. P<SPAN style="BACKGROUND: white">at-downs are conducted to provide an equivalent degree of screening and ensure that the passenger is free of all prohibited items.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; BACKGROUND: white; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: list .5in"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; BACKGROUND: white; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">Some people with disabilities are ineligible for screening using AIT including the following: people who use wheelchairs and scooters who cannot stand; anyone who cannot stand with their arms raised at shoulder level for the 5-7 second duration of the scan; anyone who is not able to stand without the use of a cane, crutch, walker, etc; people who use service animals; people using or carrying oxygen; and individuals accompanying and providing assistance to those individuals described above.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>These people will be screened using alternate screening techniques including pat-downs.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: list .5in"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; BACKGROUND: white; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; BACKGROUND: white; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">I hope that you find the information provided useful and wish you safe and happy travels. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">We will continue to work with you, our partners, to implement procedures that screen all passengers with the dignity and respect they deserve. <SPAN style="BACKGROUND: white">Should you have additional questions, please direct them to Rhonda Basha, Director, Office of Disability Policy and Outreach (ODPO) at <o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; BACKGROUND: white; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><BR style="PAGE-BREAK-BEFORE: always" clear=all></SPAN><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><A href="mailto:rhonda.basha@dhs.gov"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; BACKGROUND: white; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">rhonda.basha@dhs.gov</SPAN></A><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; BACKGROUND: white; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"> or Brewster Thackeray, Senior Policy Advisor, ODPO at </SPAN><A href="mailto:brewster.thackeray@tsa.dhs.gov"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">brewster.thackeray@tsa.dhs.gov</SPAN></A><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; BACKGROUND: white; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; BACKGROUND: white; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt -0.5in"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; BACKGROUND: white; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-no-proof: yes"><IMG height=154 src="cid:8AE5FD4D5A544A8480841493CB33D084@DCB3VNJ1" width=396 border=0 v:shapes="Picture_x0020_2"></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; BACKGROUND: white; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>_____________________________________________________________________
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