Improving Airport Accessibility: A Report on Disability Challenges

This report addresses the challenges faced by disabled individuals in accessing airports. It highlights the difficulties encountered, such as limited facilities and potential safety hazards. The report discusses relevant legislation, including the Mental Health Access Improvement Act and the Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act, and emphasizes the role of government officials, such as senators and representatives, in supporting airport accessibility. It also explores potential solutions, such as improved facilities, staff training, and enhanced safety measures. The report concludes by emphasizing the importance of continued support for disability rights and the need to improve airport access for disabled individuals.

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BACKGROUND OF THE ISSUE
Disability refers to a condition where an individual is not able to
perform a task in the normal way due to a health challenge. In other
words, a disability limits one's activities, movement, and senses. A
disability can be physical or mental. An example of a disability is
blindness and deafness situation. A group of people who are deaf or
blind has difficulty in accessing many places. One can either be deaf or
deaf-blinded. When such an individual wants to access a place they find
it difficult or they are very much challenged. In case the place they
intend to access lacks the right facilities which will support them then
there are high chances that this can result in accidents

BACKGROUND CONT…
The fact accidents can happen provides evidence that this is a group of
people who are in dire need of support especially at the airports and
any other similar places. When the right facilities are put in place then
there are high chances that their ability to access such places will be
improved, they will be able to avoid time wastage especially when
accessing airports. Besides, there are cases where the disabled can be
knocked down by a vehicle or an object. All these problems can be
curbed by improving the accessibility of the airport and other places

LEGISLATION BILL ON MENTAL
HEALTH
• H.R.945 - Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2019
• H.R.6082 - Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act115th
Congress (2017-2018)
• H.R.6597 - Mental Health Professionals Workforce Shortage Loan
Repayment Act of 2018

PROBLEMS OF IMPROVEMENTS
• Provision of facilities to allow the disabled to easily access the airport.
• Training of the airport staffs on how to ensure airport accessibility.
• Improvement of the airport facilities
• Enhancing safety

SENATORS AND HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES
• SENATORS
a. Tim Kaine
b. Mark Warne
HOUSE OF THE REPRESENTATIVE
Donald B. Beyer

Tim Kaine PHOTO- committee
member

Mark Warne PHOTO- Committee
member

Donald B. Beyer- committee
member

Actions by the government to
support mental health
• Enacted laws that enhance airport access.
• Implemented laws to enhance airport access.
• Taken part in airport access
• Support of airport access campaigns

Support or did not support
• The two senators and the house of representative supported laws
which seeks to advocate for airport access and therefore it will not be
difficult to get funding from them.

Voted out or not
• The member of the house of representatives was voted out.