[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 14, Volume 4]
[Revised as of January 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 14CFR382.23]

[Page 420]
 
                     TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE
 
   CHAPTER II--OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 
                         (AVIATION PROCEEDINGS)
 
PART 382--NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF DISABILITY IN AIR 
TRAVEL--Table of Contents
 
              Subpart B--Requirements Concerning Facilities
 
Sec. 382.23  Airport facilities.

    (a) This section applies to all terminal facilities and services 
owned, leased, or operated on any basis by an air carrier at a 
commercial service airport, including parking and ground transportation 
facilities.
    (b) Air carriers shall ensure that the terminal facilities and 
services subject to this section shall be readily accessible to and 
usable by individuals with disabilities, including individuals who use 
wheelchairs. Air carriers shall be deemed to comply with this Air 
Carrier Access Act obligation if they meet requirements applying to 
places of public accommodation under Department of Justice (DOJ) 
regulations implementing Title III of the Americans with Disabilities 
Act (ADA).
    (c) The carrier shall ensure that there is an accessible path 
between the gate and the area from which aircraft are boarded.
    (d) Systems of inter-terminal transportation, including, but not 
limited to, shuttle vehicles and people movers, shall comply with 
applicable requirements of the Department of Transportation's ADA rule.
    (e) The Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines 
(ADAAGs), including section 10.4 concerning airport facilities, shall be 
the standard for accessibility under this section.
    (f) Contracts or leases between carriers and airport operators 
concerning the use of airport facilities shall set forth the respective 
responsibilities of the parties for the provision of accessible 
facilities and services to individuals with disabilities as required by 
this part for carriers and applicable section 504 and ADA rules of the 
Department of Transportation and Department of Justice for airport 
operators.

[Amdt. 6, 61 FR 56422, Nov. 1, 1996]