Amend Air Carrier Access Act (ACAA) to require all new commercial aircraft to provide onboard lavatories accessible to wheelchair-bound travelers with specified dimensions consistent with dimensions required under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
Why is this important?
The ACAA was enacted by Congress decades ago to eliminate discriminatory practices against disabled travelers. However, the lack of specificity in the ACAA with respect to the dimensions of airline lavatories has allowed the airlines and airline manufacturers to continue to downsize the lavatories to allow more seating capacity, making it impossible for wheelchair-bound travelers to use the lavatories. As a consequence, millions of wheelchair-bound travelers suffer true indignities and physical hardships when traveling on the airlines.
