NEW YORK, May 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- United Spinal Association (www.UnitedSpinal.org) has released an updated version of the Accessible Air Travel -- A Guide for People With Disabilities with expanded regulations for the Air Carrier Access Act -- the law that mandates air travel accessibility for people with disabilities -- which take effect May 13. This helpful booklet informs individuals with disabilities of their rights as passengers on commercial airlines and how to adequately prepare to ensure their air travel experience is enjoyable.

An airline may be liable under the Americans with Disabilities Act for failing to alleviate conditions in its terminal that obstructed access for its disabled passengers, a U.S. District Court in Michigan has ruled in denying a motion to dismiss.