Airline Seat Prototype Could Change Travel for Wheelchair Users
The seat would allow a power wheelchair user to fly in their own chair.
Best Cruise Line for Wheelchair Users: Celebrity
Travel expert Sylvia Longmire says Celebrity Cruises provides content accessibility and an inclusive environment.
What Flying Is Like for Passengers Who Use Wheelchairs
Travel|Embarrassing, Uncomfortable and Risky: What Flying Is Like for Passengers Who Use Wheelchairs https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/08/travel/air-travel-wheelchair.html Give this article 174 For passengers who use wheelchairs, air travel in the United States can…
Airport Adds Mock Aircraft To Aid Passengers With Disabilities
The 33-foot faux cabin, which was previously used to train airline crews, will provide those with sensory, physical or cognitive disabilities a place to practice boarding in a realistic setting.…
Family Reunited Weeks After Son With ASD Kicked Off Flight
With help from a cruise line and a group of advocates, a mother and her teenage son with autism are back home nearly a month after the teen was kicked…
Airports must stop failing disabled passengers, says UK regulator
Civil Aviation Authority warns airports could face court action if services for disabled users do not improve The aviation regulator has warned UK airports they will face enforcement action if…
Disabled woman left on plane at Gatwick airport for hour and a half
Airport apologises to Victoria Brignell, who was left in her seat for 95 minutes as no one was available to assist her Gatwick airport has apologised to a disabled woman…
Disabled passenger abandoned on a plane at Manchester airport for over two hours
Daryl Tavernor, who has spinal muscular atrophy, calls for review of the airport’s services for wheelchair users A disabled passenger who was abandoned on a plane at Manchester airport for…
American Airlines Brings Back Practice Flights For Passengers With Autism
The program available at several airports nationwide targets kids with autism and other disabilities with a trip through the airport and onto an American Airlines plane, hoping to calm anxieties.…
Motability to Launch Evidence Centre for Inclusive Transport
The Evidence Centre will launch in January 2023 and work with persons with disabilities, disabled people’s organizations (DPOs), transport providers and policy makers to develop solutions to make transport accessible…