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MemberExciting updates for accessible air travel! The DOT has introduced extensive new protections for passengers with disabilities, featuring enhanced regulations for safe wheelchair handling and respectful assistance. Check out our latest blog to discover how these changes may revolutionize your travel experience! … Read more
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DOT’s New Protections for Airline Passengers with Disabilities: What You Need to Know -
DOT’s New Protections for Airline Passengers with Disabilities: What You Need to Know The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has announced groundbreaking protections for airline passengers with disabilities, marking the most significant expansion of rights for this group in decades. … Continue reading
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Let’s hope they work!
Here’s the latest edition of The World is Accessible newsletter, let me know what you guys think!
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Celebrating Disabled Leaders and Change Makers
Celebrating Disabled Leaders and Change Makers
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Very easy to read and lots of great info!
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I just discovered this YouTube video this morning which shows the accessibility on the Metro service in my hometown: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5io392p6l0&t=339s
I had no idea that you can actually have a member of staff accompany you on your journey to ensure that the ramp is available at your destination. This video also made me feel…
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Great to see this and thanks for sharing. It reflects the difference that a service adjustment can make for people who may need assistance which could be all of us at any time. Such an initiative does so much, it gives confidence and enables people, as well as empowering them to be able to travel independently or with friends and family.
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I love that it is from our POV
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With recent developments like the FAA’s roadmap for wheelchair seating on airplanes and significant fines imposed on airlines for mistreating disabled passengers, do you feel that accessible travel is finally being taken more seriously? How quickly do you think the tourism industry will implement meaningful changes in accessibility?
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I believe it will be a VERY long time until us wheelchair travellers will be able to travel just like any other person, i.e.. just book a ticket and turn up☹️
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I don’t have any issues having to make arrangements ahead of time for my wheelchair. The thing that still puzzles me is how often I provide the information ahead of time and fill have to do it again when I get to the airport. I find few airlines have streamlined the flow of this information. Have others had similar experiences?
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