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TRAVEL - FLYING WITH A DISABILITY
ACCESS GUIDES ORGANISATIONS SOCIAL MEDIA
| For years, access to the nation’s air travel system for persons with disabilities was an area of substantial dissatisfaction, with both passengers and the airline industry recognizing the need for major improvement. In 1986 Congress passed the Air Carrier Access Act (ACAA), requiring the Department of Transportation (DOT) to develop a new regulation which ensures that persons with disabilities will be treated without discrimination in a way consistent with the safe carriage of all passengers. |
| Taking charge of the air travel experience. A Guide for Persons with Disabilities.
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| Airports and Special Needs Travel: A Complete Guide |
| The ultimate source for airplane seating, in-flight amenities and airline information. Gives dimensions of seats.
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| TASC is an international travel information and travel agent reservations system dedicated to improving the quality of life for disabled travelers. This revolutionary website is designed to assist individuals with travel planning by matching their accessibility needs with registered service providers.
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| This guide is designed to offer travelers with disabilities a brief but authoritative source of information about the ACAA rule: the accommodations, facilities, and services that are required to be available. It also describes features required by other regulations designed to make air travel more accessible. The guide is structured in much the same sequence as a passenger would plan for a trip: the circumstances he or she must consider prior to traveling, what will be encountered at the airport, and what to expect in the transitions from airport to airplane, on the plane, and then airplane to airport. |
| A roundtable discussion with United Spinal wheelchair-using staff members on an issue that impacts many people with disabilities–poor air travel experiences! |
| Hello, I'm John Morris. I'm a 28-year-old car accident/burn survivor, triple amputee and wheelchair user. I created this wheelchair travel blog to share my experiences traveling the world and overcoming the barriers to accessibility.
After my car accident, I was told that my disability would make travel impossible. That was three years ago, and I have since visited 27 countries & territories and flown more than 500,000 miles - all with one hand, a passport and my power wheelchair! |
| Traveling by air gets us where we need to go, but not without hassles, foul-ups, and sometimes, blatant discrimination. NEW MOBILITY decided to find out from you, our readers, which airlines are passing muster, which ones are failing us, and what we can do about it. More than 1,000 of you shared your experiences, thoughts and concerns in our January survey. From your comments, it’s clear that although the airline industry may seem out of our control, and sometimes may even rear and buck, it is possible to learn from our collective experience and rein in the beast enough to enjoy a smooth ride. |
| We hear reports about flights that were canceled, delayed extensively, or people being removed from departing flights for no apparent reason. I cannot imagine what it would be like to be forcibly removed once I had gone through the arduous process of preparing for the trip and being transferred into a seat on the plane. |
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