TSA – Travelers & Consumers Persons with Disabilities & Medical Conditions

Reprinted from TSA website:
http://www.tsa.gov/public/display?theme=156

Persons with Disabilities & Medical Conditions

In order to assist persons with disabilities or medical concerns, TSA has developed guidelines with input from various groups. We then trained our airport screeners in the methodology needed to ensure secure and comfortable screening at all TSA checkpoints.

Please refer to the links below to assist you as you make travel preparations.

Before You Go http://www.tsa.gov/public/interapp/editorial/editorial_1057.xml

Tips for the Screening Process https://www.tsa.gov/travel/security-screening
Please refer to this page for information on the following conditions

Mobility Disabilities http://www.tsa.gov/public/interapp/editorial/editorial_1371.xml

Hearing Disabilities http://www.tsa.gov/public/interapp/editorial/editorial_1380.xml

Visual Disabilities http://www.tsa.gov/public/interapp/editorial/editorial_1373.xml

Hidden Disabilities http://www.tsa.gov/public/interapp/editorial/editorial_1374.xml

Pacemakers, Defibrillators, Other Implanted Medical Devices, & Metal Implants http://www.tsa.gov/public/interapp/editorial/editorial_1376.xml

Supplemental Personal Medical Oxygen http://www.tsa.gov/public/interapp/editorial/editorial_1568.xml

Diabetes http://www.tsa.gov/public/interapp/editorial/editorial_1375.xml

Medications http://www.tsa.gov/public/interapp/editorial/editorial_1059.xml

Assistive Devices and Mobility Aids

Prosthetic Devices, Casts, and Body Braces http://www.tsa.gov/public/interapp/editorial/editorial_1370.xml

Walkers, Crutches, and Canes http://www.tsa.gov/public/interapp/editorial/editorial_1569.xml

Augmentation Devices http://www.tsa.gov/public/interapp/editorial/editorial_1570.xml

Orthopedic Shoes, Support Appliances, and Exterior Medical Devices http://www.tsa.gov/public/interapp/editorial/editorial_1571.xml

Service Animals http://www.tsa.gov/public/interapp/editorial/editorial_1056.xml

Children with Disabilities http://www.tsa.gov/public/interapp/editorial/editorial_1572.xml

Medical Conditions and Special Situations http://www.tsa.gov/public/interapp/editorial/editorial_1573.xml

Tips for passengers with disabilities for the other transportation modes (Passenger Rail, Passenger Vessels, Highway & Mass Transit) are under development. Please visit this site frequently for updates and additions.

Contact TSA:  https://www.tsa.gov/contact/contact-forms

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