[Wasagdu] [seeing-eye] important tips to help you better prepare for securityscreening at airports

[Debby Phillips]

Hi, just thought that this might be of interest as people begin 
heading off to NFB convention.    Debby

 ---- Original Message ------
From: "Ginger Kutsch" <Ginger at ky2d.com
Subject: [seeing-eye] important tips to help you better prepare 
for securityscreening at airports
Date sent: Tue, 7 Jun 2016 12:51:38 -0400

U.S.  Department of Homeland Security 601 South 12th Street 
Arlington, VA
20598

JUN -3 2016

Dear Coalition Members:

On behalf of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), I 
am writing
to share some important tips to help you better prepare for 
security
screening

at our Nation's airport screening checkpoints.  2016 is shaping 
up to be the
busiest travel year ever.  Wait times and long lines are expected 
to increase

as more people travel over the summer and TSA is on pace to 
screen more than
7 40 million passengers and flight crew this year.  With this in 
mind, the

following tips may help you better prepare for screening:

list of 5 items

.

All travelers should arrive at least two hours early for domestic 
and three
hours early for international flights, to allow plenty oftime to 
get through

security screening.

.

Travelers with disabilities or medical conditions who have 
concerns about
airport

screening should contact TSA Cares at least 72 hours before 
travel: call TSA
Cares toll

free at (855) 787-2227 (Federal Relay 711), between 8:00 a.m.  
and 11 :00
p.m.  ET

Monday to Friday; between 9:00 a.m.  to 8:00 p.m.  ET on 
weekends/holidays; or
by email

at TSA-ContactCenter at tsa.dhs.gov.

TSA Cares agents provide callers with specific

information about what to expect during screening so that 
travelers with
disabilities or

medical conditions may better prepare for travel.

.

Travelers with disabilities or medical conditions can provide a 
TSA Cares
agent with a flight itinerary, and TSA Cares will coordinate 
assistance
available

from a Passenger Support Specialist (PSS) and/or customer service 
manager at
the airport.  This assistance may also be requested at the 
checkpoint, but

pre-travel (72-hour notice) arrangements are recommended, and 
travelers
should still arrive at least two hours early for domestic flights 
and three
hours

early for international flights.  Travelers who are traveling 
with a
companion may request that they remain together throughout the 
security
screening process.



.

Travelers may also download TSA' s Disability Notification Card, 
which
allows a traveler

to discreetly notify the TSA Officer of a disability, medical 
condition, or
request for

accommodation or assistance.  This card does not exempt a 
traveler from
screening.

Access the card at www.tsa.gov/travel/special-procedures.

.

Finally, you may find shorter lines and wait times in the future 
by
enrolling in TSA Pre./R.  TSA Pre./R passengers do not need to 
remove shoes,
laptops,

3-1-1 liquids, belts, or light jackets during the screening 
process at
participating airports.  However, passengers are required to 
undergo
screening at

the checkpoint by technology or a pat-down.  TSA Officers may 
swab your
hands, mobility aid, equipment and other

list end

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external medical devices to test for explosives using explosives 
trace
detection

technology.  For more information about how to apply for TSA 
Pre./R, please
visit

https://www.tsa.gov/tsa-precheck.

.  For additional travel tips, please visit
https://www.tsa.gov/travel/travel-tips.

TSA works hard every day to ensure that you and your loved ones 
arrive at
your destinations safely.  I assure you that TSA remains 
committed to
ensuring

that all travelers are treated with respect and courtesy.

Sincerely,

Kimberly Walton Assistant Administrator Office of Civil Rights & 
Liberties,
Ombudsman and Traveler Engagement

--
The Seeing Eye
Independence with Dignity since 1929


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