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11:36 am PT, Monday, Oct 17, 2005
Outrage after airline ejects blind passengers from jet
By Ben Webster. As reported in www.timesonline.co.uk
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My Fellow FlyerTalkers
Recently in Dec. 2004, my father had a stroke with a hemorrhage in the right hemisphere of the brain which causes left paralysis. He received 5 months of sub-acute therapy ...
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A friend of mine asked for advice re her dad who is no longer that mobile.
They were going to be travelling on Southwest from Midway Airport to NC the day before Thanksgiving.
Dad can no lon...
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Airport agreement to end discrimination against disabled...
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Ryanair is attacked for ejecting blind passengers.
You may remember Ryanair last in the news for charging for wheelchair assistance: Ryanair loses disability ruling....
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I will be traveling to Las Vegas with my mother for the first time. We would like to try to avoid using a rental car. She travels with a Rascal like scooter. Does anyone know of a shuttle service t...
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I don't seem to be bright enough to figure out who the moderator(s) is/are for this forum, so I'll ask everyone.
Disability related threads are frequently started in other fora, and they never see...
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Thought it would be worthwhile relating our experiences here.
Had an award trip in F with my wife SYD-SIN-FRA-LHR then LHR-LIS then LIS-FRA-BKK-SYD.
On the outbound, the chair had a gate che...
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This really makes me angry.
Disabled voter disqualified from signing a candidate petition because someone else had to physically make his mark for him. Petition sheet ended up being invalidated, ...
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Before things got so bad in New Orleans we got an e-mail for a friend (stuck in a hotel) that life is awful for everyone, but hell for disabled people. She was told she would have to be evacuated to ...
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Hello
I, a disabled man, have set up this site, to ensure that when you get to your travel destination, your accommodation will meet your every accessibility need -
http://www.matchinghouses...
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I think it should be against the ADA to use stairs when boarding the aircraft unless a bus with an elevator can be used . I think airpors such as SJC need to quickly add the gateways. In the first pl...
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You can either travel independently or book a tour. Whatever pleases you both. Don't let the years pass without doing this. Some of my sweetest travel memories are from trips made with a very elder...
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Hello all
I am a disabled man, and have set up this website, with a disabled friend, to ensure that when you get to where you're going, your accommodation will meet your accessibility needs.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JHattery
What floors me is complete strangers, other guests/patrons actually taking my plate from me so they can fill it for me as if I were a ...
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It looks like I'll have a 12 hour layover at FRA soon which we give me time to hop a train to a nearby place for a few hours. Departing flight is at 22:40.
I've had good luck with using a wheelcha...
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From: Maureen McCloskey [mailto:MaureenM@pva.org]
Please distribute as widely as possible.
If you have a disability and have recently taken an airplane trip, the
TSA would like to know abou...
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Don't know this for a fact, but don't think so. Try contacting the CA DMV....
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I was on a cruise with friends, one of whom is in a wheelchair. In Lisbon, we ate at a restaurant called, Gambrinus. It was recommended by another F.T.er. In addition to the food being fabulous, th...
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First of all, I hope your leg is now OK. That's the most important thing. Beyond that, I guess I'm a bit unclear on some details of your story. Did they not have boarding ramps in Bangor, so that y...
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Lianne - Welcome to FlyerTalk!
I fly in and out of BUR at least once a month and I have yet to see a jetway. I also thought the BUR airport link http://www.burbankairport.com/ might address your c...
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Try contacting the "Ombudsman" at Conde Nast Traveler Magazine. They seem very resourceful at settling these types of travelers' disputes.
Ombudsman, Conde Nast Traveler, 4 Times Square, ...
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Hi,
This is my first post here so I hope you'll forgive me if this is a basic question - I've searched the forums and found helpful information nothing exactly answering this...
My wife and I ...
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TSA Troubles (unfortunately a second-hand account). I'd be interested in whether others agree that 'In practice, the *worst* I can imagine is that someone might be placed on the "permanent select...
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I have read the guides to the ACAA and I understand that they apply to only Domestic U.S. Carriers. My question is: Does it apply to Domestic Carrier...
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