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Flying with a Disability a year agoa year ago (edited)
A great update to the post from yesterday!
wheelchairtravel.org
American Airlines said its new luggage tag for wheelchairs would improve the disabled passenger experience, but there is no evidence of that.
alliejay2 Comments
This is what I meant in my other comment. I am currently in Frankfurt airport (layover). Despite THREE tags on my chair it took 3 people to figure out that I needed the chair with me for my five hour layover. All the tags in the world can’t replace good coordination with ground crew and services.
(not criticizing the ground crew here. They are…
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Hopefully, the people handling the wheelchairs will read the tags!
disabilityscoop.com
American Airlines Looks To Improve Travel Experience For Passengers With Disabilities
A major U.S. airline says it is taking a first-of-its-kind step to help people with disabilities.
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Interesting, they behaved appallingly in the UK, recently – so this only seems to apply in the US.
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I really do hope they improve this. Key to success seems to be integration with the ground crew. It seems that’s where all the great efforts to streamline either succeed or fail. 🫤
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I wish more small airports had these!
airport-technology.com
Aviramp delivers tools for Paris Paralympians
UK-based Aviramp has provided four accessible ramps to Paris Charles de Gaulle ahead of the 2024 Paris Paralympics.
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It seems that even the ones that do don’t advertise it enough! I just found this video (from a Google maps post) that shows this feature in Aspen CO (small airport in USA).
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Josh I agree with you, I hate it when I have to wait until all the other passengers have disembarked😠
Will it ever stop …?
edition.cnn.com
Airline apologizes after two blind passengers removed from a plane | CNN
Budget airline HK Express has apologized after two blind passengers alleged its crew removed them from a flight citing safety concerns, in an ordeal that left them feeling “insulted and embarrassed.”
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This is revolting. 🤢
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Another day, another incident to make the heart sink…
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The first time Linda Hood was changed on a public bathroom floor, the ground was wet.
She had soiled her clothes at a hospital, she said, but with no adult changing table to use, she resorted to lying on a sheet. Her husband helped her out of her wheelchair, swapping her clothes in the cramped space.
“And I thought, ‘this floor is filthy.’ It was…
mprnews.org
Woodbury disability advocate boosts airport accessibility nationwide
Woodbury resident Linda Hood has been advocating for adult changing tables in public restrooms for years. Recently, her efforts led to a change at the federal level that increases airport bathroom accessibility.
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