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October 24, 2011 11:26 am
Hi Chandler2, welcome to Regulation Room. DOT is proposing these regulations now because it believes that inaccessible kiosks are a violation of the Air Carrier Access Act. In addition, DOT has estimated that the benefits of this proposal will outweigh the costs. You can read more about its estimates the Kiosks: Benefits and Costs of Accessibility post. Do you think that DOT has taken everything into account in its estimation?
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Generally speaking, I don’t think there should be government regulations on accessibility standards for check-in kiosks. Instead, let competition between airlines create similar accessibility standards. If implementing these standards helps a lot of people and is cost effective, chances are an airline will set them in place, and many other airlines will likely follow suit to stay competitive. The DOT setting accessibility standards would only increase the cost of traveling for millions of Americans. There needs to be a cost-benefit analysis in these situations to determine if the benefit is really worth the cost of what is being proposed.