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
• Tips for the Screening Process
• Mobility Disabilities
• Hearing Disabilities
• Visual Disabilities
• Hidden Disabilities
• Pacemakers, Defibrillators, Other Implanted Medical Devices, & Metal Implants
• Supplemental Personal Medical Oxygen
• Diabetes
• Medications
• Assistive Devices and Mobility Aids
• Prosthetic Devices, Casts, and Body Braces
• Walkers, Crutches, and Canes
• Augmentation Devices
• Orthopedic Shoes, Support Appliances, and Exterior Medical Devices
• Service Animals
• Children with Disabilities
• Medical Conditions and Special Situations

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.