Passengers With Disabilities,
Medical Conditions

Persons with Disabilities & Medical Conditions: Before You Go -- Provide advance notice to your airline or travel agent if you require assistance at the airport.  TSA can only assist you with the screening process.  Your airline will assist you through the airport facility and the screening queue line.
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Tips For Traveling With Special Needs Kids -- Summer is an ideal time for family vacations and get-a-ways. Most parents will tell you that successful family traveling takes planning. Traveling with a special needs child takes even more preparation, but is sure to create wonderful family memories for everyone.
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What the Traveler with Allergies Should Know -- Excited about celebrating her sister’s graduation from law school, Elizabeth arrived in Falls Church, VA at the peak of their allergy season. That plus the jet lag sent her reeling for a couple of days. She made it to the graduation, but it wasn’t the joyous time she'd anticipated. They also had to spend hours getting a doctor’s appointment and picking up a prescription for a medication she had at home, and might have been taking beforehand to prevent a full-blown attack.
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Hearing Disability -- If you need to communicate with the screener, inform her/him of your disability and the way in which you can communicate.  TSA screeners are trained to provide whatever assistance they can to persons with hearing disabilities.
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Medical Oxygen and Respiratory-Related Equipment -- Supplemental personal medical oxygen and other respiratory-related equipment and devices (e.g. nebulizer, respirator) are permitted through the screening checkpoint once they have undergone screening.
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Medications -- All medications in any form or type (for instance, pills, injectables, or homeopathic) and associated supplies (syringes, Sharps disposal container, pre-loaded syringes, jet injectors, pens, infusers, etc.) are allowed through the security checkpoint once they have been screened.
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Mobility Disability -- Don't hesitate to ask a screener for assistance with your mobility aid and carry-on items as you proceed through the security checkpoint.
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Orthopedic Shoes, Support Appliances and Other Exterior Medical Devices -- Advise the screener if your wearing orthopedic shoes, support appliances, or other exterior medical devices and where the devices are located.
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Pacemaker, Defibrillator, Other Implanted Medical Devices and Metal Implants -- If you have implanted medical device, that you would like to remain private and confidential, ask the screener to please be discreet when assisting you through the screening process.
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Aviation Consumer Protection: Passengers with Disabilities -- Over 40 million Americans have disabilities. The Air Carrier Access Act and the DOT rule that implements it set out procedures designed to ensure that these individuals have the same opportunity as anyone else to enjoy a pleasant flight.
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