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FlyerTalk News: Qantas snubs gold-medal Paralympian  
21:59 24-Sep-08   [Replies: 6, Views: 141]    By: Katja
Quote: ACT paralympian Christine Wolf's return home yesterday was soured when staff on her flight from Sydney refused to allow the gold medallist to take her prost...
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FlyerTalk Assistance at Tampa Airport  
09:26 30-Aug-08   [Replies: 3, Views: 277]    By: Unnamed
Hi Everyone, Hope someone can give me some information about Tampa airport and having assistance. I have arthritis and I can not walk very long distances, but I also i hate the mad rush ...
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FlyerTalk Parking in California  
17:00 28-Aug-08   [Replies: 1, Views: 198]    By: Katja
Wow! California has amended its Vehicle Code to allow legal parking across two regular spaces to permit safe entry & exit from the vehicle: Quote: SECTION 1. Section...
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FlyerTalk Manage a booking seat descriptors  
19:57 6-Aug-08   [Replies: 0, Views: 170]    By: SuanLum
Hi, Yesterday I noticed that Emirates have added some new descriptions for seats when you use their manage a booking facility on their web site to preselect seats. we have some business cla...
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FlyerTalk Power Converters for Electric Wheelchair charger  
16:20 3-Aug-08   [Replies: 25, Views: 882]    By: ncvet61
I tried search to no avail. Any suggestions on purchasing a Power Converter for charging my 24 Volt Electric Wheelchair in Paris and Rome ...
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FlyerTalk Wheel chair in Venice?  
21:58 1-Aug-08   [Replies: 3, Views: 251]    By: rapariga
My sister and I are flying Delta's JFK-VCE non-stop in early September. We will have wheelchair assistance at JFK on our return and wonder if we should request the same in Venice. We are both in...
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FlyerTalk Wheelchair user with large group  
13:19 30-Jul-08   [Replies: 9, Views: 346]    By: moeve
Ok I bet you folks can help me too.... I have a group heading for Florida currently with a non stop flight but chances are we will have to change to one with a stop. We are curently 33 passengers ...
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FlyerTalk Accessible SFO Accommodation  
03:11 30-Jul-08   [Replies: 2, Views: 204]    By: BadJelly
After more than a year lurking on here, I've been compelled to actually join - I've discovered some great info/advice but need to ask a question. My partner is a double amputee. I generally b...
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FlyerTalk Delta Makes Woman With Muscular Dystrophy Crawl Off Plane  
23:15 29-Jul-08   [Replies: 52, Views: 3345]    By: bver100
http://consumerist.com/5030632/delta...rawl-off-plane [http://consumerist.com/5030632/delta-makes-woman-with-muscular-dystrophy-crawl-off-plane]> I'm hoping that this is an exaggeration, becau...
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FlyerTalk Europe Questions  
02:33 22-Jul-08   [Replies: 6, Views: 422]    By: mat123
Taking a trip to Europe in September. Going to spend time in London, Paris, Germany (undecided cities), and last days in Amsterdam. I travel all over the U.S., but this is my first time to Europ...
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FlyerTalk News: stranded teen quad gets home  
21:27 4-Jul-08   [Replies: 10, Views: 833]    By: Katja
Quote: After a travel nightmare that stranded her in Ottawa, a teenage quadriplegic finally landed home in Regina late Thursday night. But instead of the regular WestJet...
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FlyerTalk Getting anxious about airport without jetways  
15:19 3-Jul-08   [Replies: 14, Views: 937]    By: DeafFlyer
We will be flying IAD-CPH-AAL on SAS in less than 2 weeks. My concern is about CPH to AAL. CPH domestic termal and AAL both do not have jetways. I have to be carried up and down the boarding st...
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FlyerTalk Renting accessible van in Europe  
13:14 19-Jun-08   [Replies: 1, Views: 178]    By: DeafFlyer
I'm going to be visiting Denmark next month, but this thread can include other countries. I want to bring my powerchair, but that requires me to rent a van with either a lift or a ramp, so I can ...
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FlyerTalk SSR codes/prosthesis/wheelchair questions  
19:14 18-Jun-08   [Replies: 7, Views: 297]    By: jachot
Hi Everyone I have a disability and when I purchased my ticket on line I informed them that I needed "Disability Assistance". My printout reads Assistance requested. Please in...
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FlyerTalk Candy Harrington on ACAA changes  
21:36 8-Jun-08   [Replies: 8, Views: 357]    By: Katja
http://www.disaboom.com/Living/disab...t-amended.aspx [http://www.disaboom.com/Living/disabilitylaw/air-carrier-access-act-amended.aspx]> Quote: Changes include updated ...
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FlyerTalk Rental car for 4 people & a wheelchair  
03:46 5-Jun-08   [Replies: 5, Views: 353]    By: Unnamed
Several times a year, my family of 4 adults travels together for a week or so. We have a hard time finding a rental car that will fit us PLUS our luggage PLUS our 1 wheelchair. Mini-vans or...
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FlyerTalk News: DOT increases protections for air travelers with disabilities  
23:24 30-May-08   [Replies: 0, Views: 136]    By: Katja
Quote: People with disabilities will have additional protections against discrimination when they travel by air, as the result of a new rule issued by the U.S. Department of...
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FlyerTalk News: Patients Win in New Airline Ruling (oxygen)  
23:21 30-May-08   [Replies: 1, Views: 213]    By: Katja
Quote: Oxygen patients will have easier travel, thanks to a new ruling by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) that says airlines must accept certain approved portabl...
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FlyerTalk News: Mobilising for a new era of air travel  
23:00 30-May-08   [Replies: 2, Views: 191]    By: Katja
From Jane's Transport Business News: Quote: A new era in the treatment of disabled travellers at European airports will begin on 26 July 2008, when EU Regulation 1107/2006 c...
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FlyerTalk Carry-on acknowledgment for medical devices  
21:15 30-May-08   [Replies: 1, Views: 92]    By: jicowe
Are you planning to bring it back with you following a visit to Israel? Is the device approved for use by the FDA, or if you are not from the US, by whatever medical regulatory agency governs your...
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FlyerTalk "Gate Check" wheelchair concept unknown to Air China?  
17:55 27-May-08   [Replies: 5, Views: 341]    By: Unnamed
I am using a United award in F to go SAN-SFO-PEK-HGH (and back) and was told to contact Air China to get seats on the CA legs. I called their San Francisco office and the agent was very effici...
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FlyerTalk help request - recommendation re: accessible holiday - Mid-Atlantic, N..  
01:50 26-May-08   [Replies: 5, Views: 274]    By: gary_nj
Hi - Apologies that my first post in this forum is a request for help... I do appreciate any input and advice. My parents are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary and would like to celeb...
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FlyerTalk Unique Experience at SEA  
20:57 21-May-08   [Replies: 11, Views: 689]    By: flyingfran
This little story may not belong on this forum, but it was such a unique experience I feel I have to share it with somebody. I have serious mobility issues and I cannot walk any distance at al...
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FlyerTalk Input wanted re accessible tourism  
17:41 20-May-08   [Replies: 0, Views: 171]    By: SylviaCaras
Scott Rains wants input for two books on tourism: ACCESSIBLE TOURISM CONCEPTS/ISSUES: Inclusion, disability, ageing population and tourism ACCESSIBLE TOURISM PRACTICE: Inclusion, d...
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FlyerTalk Wheelchair assistance - who qualifies and some questions  
02:55 15-May-08   [Replies: 55, Views: 2668]    By: RadioGirl
I've been diagnosed with bad osteoarthritis in one hip - walking for any distance (> 50 yards at a time) is painful (especially with a laptop backpack) and standing is worse. I'm scheduled to ...
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