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Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Legislative Request." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2021. Technical Feasibility of a Wheelchair Securement Concept for Airline Travel: A Preliminary Assessment. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26323.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Legislative Request." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2021. Technical Feasibility of a Wheelchair Securement Concept for Airline Travel: A Preliminary Assessment. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26323.
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135 FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2018 SECTION 432 STUDY ON THE FEASIBILITY OF IN-CABIN WHEELCHAIR RESTRAINT SYSTEMS SEC. 432. STUDY ON IN-CABIN WHEELCHAIR RESTRAINT SYSTEMS. (a) STUDY.—Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board, in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation, aircraft manufacturers, air carriers, and disability advocates, shall conduct a study to determine— (1) the feasibility of in-cabin wheelchair restraint systems; and (2) if feasible, the ways in which individuals with significant disabilities using wheelchairs, including power wheelchairs, can be accommo- dated with in-cabin wheelchair restraint systems. (b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the initiation of the study under subsection (a), the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the findings of the study. Appendix A Legislative Request

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There appear to be, in this preliminary assessment, no formidable issues that present design and engineering challenges for installing in-cabin wheelchair securement systems in airplanes. While equipping enough airplanes with securement systems to provide meaningful levels of airline service would require substantial effort, the types of cabin modifications required to provide the needed space and structural support would likely be of moderate technical complexity for many individual airplanes.

TRB’s Special Report 341: Technical Feasibility of a Wheelchair Securement Concept for Airline Travel: A Preliminary Assessment identifies and examines potential technical challenges to the development and implementation of an in-cabin wheelchair securement system.

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