A Powerpoint presentation that outlines the accessibility work done at MSP over the years, with a focus on technology improvements for the deaf community.

1. Airport Accessibility: Technology Enhancements at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) Universal Access in Airports 2010 Open Doors Association / IATA October 19, 2010

2. Minnesota: the Land of 10,000 Lakes / Birthplace of the Mississippi River Universal Access in Airports 2010 Open Doors Association / IATA October 19, 2010

3. Minnesota: A Special Place Universal Access in Airports 2010 Open Doors Association / IATA October 19, 2010

4. Minnesota’s Special People Universal Access in Airports 2010 Open Doors Association / IATA October 19, 2010

5. Minnesota’s Special People Universal Access in Airports 2010 Open Doors Association / IATA October 19, 2010

6. Minnesota’s Special People Universal Access in Airports 2010 Open Doors Association / IATA October 19, 2010

19. MSP History of Accessibility Universal Access in Airports 2010 Open Doors Association / IATA October 19, 2010 MSP has a long history of creating facilities that are “ accessible to and usable by all persons”

20. MSP History of Accessibility Universal Access in Airports 2010 Open Doors Association / IATA October 19, 2010 February 28, 1964: Minnesota Society for Crippled Children and Adults, INC.

28. Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) Universal Access in Airports 2010 Open Doors Association / IATA October 19, 2010 a partnership between the Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) & the Commission for Deaf, Deaf-Blind and Hard of Hearing Minnesotans (MCDHH) that is yielding high impact results at a reasonable cost at MSP

29. Commission of Deaf, Deaf-Blind and Hard of Hearing Minnesotans (MCDHH) “ the principal agency of the state to advocate on behalf of deaf, deafblind, and hard of hearing Minnesotans by working to ensure those persons have equal access to the services, programs, and opportunities available to others.” [MS256C] Universal Access in Airports 2010 Open Doors Association / IATA October 19, 2010

31. Universal Access in Airports 2010 Open Doors Association / IATA October 19, 2010 ADVOCATE for equal access to services, programs, and opportunities. ADVISE the governor, the legislature, state agencies and the courts on the development of policies, programs, and services affecting deaf, deaf-blind, and hard-of-hearing persons, and on the use of appropriate federal and state money and RECOMMEND legislation affecting deaf, deaf-blind, and hard-of-hearing persons and legislation designed to improve their economic and social condition COORDINATE its efforts with other state and local agencies serving deaf, deaf-blind, and hard-of-hearing persons. MCDHH Duties

36. Technology Tools Universal Access in Airports 2010 Open Doors Association / IATA October 19, 2010 Visual Information Systems 2 Public Access Videophones (PAV)

44. Technology Tools Universal Access in Airports 2010 Open Doors Association / IATA October 19, 2010

50. Technology Tools Universal Access in Airports 2010 Open Doors Association / IATA October 19, 2010

52. Universal Access in Airports 2010 Open Doors Association / IATA October 19, 2010