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MemberA 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.
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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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Reply to Free admission for those with disabilities
Hello @bamagirl – first the “unofficial” answer: if you have a visibile disability, i.e. you arrive at the museum on a wheelchair, they usually will not even ask for proof – it is a question of practical sense, they see a person with a disability, it is clear, no need for proof and they won’t hassle you with documents. But: this is my…
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’m Not familiar with that type of wheelchair. Can you provide a link or picture to help?
Reply to Websites don’t open
My guess (only a guess) is that a lot are very old sites and may just be http not https and many modern browsers warn you it is dangerous.
Or possibly the site no longer exists and the page listing it hasn’t updated links…
Can you either provide a screenshot of the error or maybe share one or too links that you tried? (Don’t share too many or you…
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