9/22/2023 0 Comments Naked runway girl![]() ![]() 1267 | Air Carrier Access Amendments Act of 2023, introduced on 28 February 2023, that would require (if passed) that “the Department of Transportation (DOT) must prescribe regulations setting minimum accessibility standards for new and existing aircraft, airport facilities, websites, and kiosks.” The sponsor of the Senate bill was US Senator Ed Markey (D-MA), the author of the 2010 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act (CVAA) - landmark legislation impacting IFE - which was signed into law by President Barack Obama on 8 October 2010. 4858 | A bill “To update the 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010” were introduced in the US Senate and House of Representatives respectively on 25 July 2023. 2494 | “A bill to update the 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010” and H.R. I will discuss this legislation in greater detail and moderate a panel discussion on accessible IFE on Thursday, 21 September 2023, during APEX’s Thought Leadership Day at APEX Global EXPO in Long Beach, California. Legislation currently pending in the US Congress may finally lead to formal regulation of accessible inflight entertainment (IFE) on all commercial aircraft flying in and out of the US, following a long history of engagement between the US Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Airline Passenger Experience Association (APEX) dating to 2006. ![]() In this Op-Ed, inflight entertainment industry veteran Michael Childers makes the case for why an agreement reached in 2016 between the commercial aviation industry and the disability advocacy community - which was never enacted - should be the basis for any new regulations emerging from this legislation. ![]() Closed captions for the deaf, audio descriptions for the blind, and user-friendly system interfaces are likely to be mandated soon on all aircraft flying in and out of the US if pending updates to two important bills are passed by the US Congress. ![]()
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