Media Advisory

NCD #99-265
March 12, 1999
Contact: Mark S. Quigley
202-272-2004
202-272-2074 TTY
mquigley@ncd.gov

NCD TO CONDUCT NEWS CONFERENCE ON THE CIVIL RIGHTS OF AIR TRAVELERS WITH DISABILITIES

The National Council on Disability (NCD) will conduct a news conference to highlight the release of its report, Enforcing the Civil Rights of Air Travelers with Disabilities: Recommendations for the Department of Transportation and Congress, on Thursday, March 18, 1999, at 11:00 a.m. in Room 253 Senate Russell Office Building, Constitution Avenue, between Delaware Avenue and First Street, NE, Washington, DC.

This report will have implications for the Air Carrier Access Act, the Federal Aviation Act, and passenger bill of rights legislation sponsored by the President and Congress. It is the first in NCD's "Unequal Protection Under Law" series of independent analyses of federal civil rights enforcement for Americans with disabilities.

NCD has invited the Secretary of Transportation and members of Congress to speak at this event.

NCD is an independent federal agency currently coordinating a multi-year study for the President and Congress on the implementation and enforcement of the Americans with Disabilities Act and other civil rights laws.