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<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 01:54:03 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[News: stranded teen quad gets home...]]></title>
<link>http://www.boardtracker.com/rss/thread/63468514</link>
<description><![CDATA[ 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...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Getting anxious about airport without jetways...]]></title>
<link>http://www.boardtracker.com/rss/thread/63468513</link>
<description><![CDATA[ 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...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Renting accessible van in Europe...]]></title>
<link>http://www.boardtracker.com/rss/thread/63066165</link>
<description><![CDATA[ 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 ...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[SSR codes/prosthesis/wheelchair questions...]]></title>
<link>http://www.boardtracker.com/rss/thread/63012580</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Hi Everyone I have a disability and when I purchased my ticket on line I informed them that I needed &quot;Disability Assistance&quot;. My printout reads Assistance requested. Please in...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Candy Harrington on ACAA changes...]]></title>
<link>http://www.boardtracker.com/rss/thread/62831341</link>
<description><![CDATA[ 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 ...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Rental car for 4 people &amp; a wheelchair...]]></title>
<link>http://www.boardtracker.com/rss/thread/62732772</link>
<description><![CDATA[ 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...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[News: DOT increases protections for air travelers with disabilities...]]></title>
<link>http://www.boardtracker.com/rss/thread/62732782</link>
<description><![CDATA[ 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...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[News: Patients Win in New Airline Ruling (oxygen)...]]></title>
<link>http://www.boardtracker.com/rss/thread/62732777</link>
<description><![CDATA[ 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...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[News: Mobilising for a new era of air travel...]]></title>
<link>http://www.boardtracker.com/rss/thread/62732780</link>
<description><![CDATA[ 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...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Carry-on acknowledgment for medical devices...]]></title>
<link>http://www.boardtracker.com/rss/thread/62732784</link>
<description><![CDATA[ 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...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[&quot;Gate Check&quot; wheelchair concept unknown to Air China?...]]></title>
<link>http://www.boardtracker.com/rss/thread/62628628</link>
<description><![CDATA[ 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...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[help request - recommendation re: accessible holiday - Mid-Atlantic, New England...]]></title>
<link>http://www.boardtracker.com/rss/thread/62566781</link>
<description><![CDATA[ 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...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 26 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Unique Experience at SEA...]]></title>
<link>http://www.boardtracker.com/rss/thread/62483290</link>
<description><![CDATA[ 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...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Input wanted re accessible tourism...]]></title>
<link>http://www.boardtracker.com/rss/thread/62483293</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Scott Rains wants input for two books on tourism: ACCESSIBLE TOURISM CONCEPTS/ISSUES: Inclusion, disability, ageing population and tourism ACCESSIBLE TOURISM PRACTICE: Inclusion, d...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Wheelchair assistance - who qualifies and some questions...]]></title>
<link>http://www.boardtracker.com/rss/thread/62355773</link>
<description><![CDATA[ I've been diagnosed with bad osteoarthritis in one hip - walking for any distance (&gt; 50 yards at a time) is painful (especially with a laptop backpack) and standing is worse. I'm scheduled to ...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Hotel Accessibility...]]></title>
<link>http://www.boardtracker.com/rss/thread/61845235</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Have any of the wheelchair travelers ever stayed in a hotel room, specifically the Embassy Suites, that was not specifically designated an accessible room? The reason I ask is that my husband who...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Air Canada dubious Help, ban from flying....]]></title>
<link>http://www.boardtracker.com/rss/thread/61845233</link>
<description><![CDATA[ The situation is this: Last summer before a planned trip, we decided to follow recommendations , advise Air Canada that our son has epilepsy, and ask for help. He also is mentally challenged and...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Accessible taxis at Dulles...]]></title>
<link>http://www.boardtracker.com/rss/thread/61759695</link>
<description><![CDATA[ I was going to post in the DC forum, but I will ry it here first. I will be flying to Europe this summer. Getting to Dulles is no problem. We will be dropped off using my van, which will then...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[transition planning...]]></title>
<link>http://www.boardtracker.com/rss/thread/61619516</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Hello, I am so happy to have found this group. I am getting ready to move my father, age 87, who has MS and is in a wheelchair from Alabama to Oregon. He is currently in a nursing home and will...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Where do you find a gate agent?...]]></title>
<link>http://www.boardtracker.com/rss/thread/61566445</link>
<description><![CDATA[ I would like to meet my mom on her way to another airport for a few hours in Atlanta. Where would I find a gate agent to try and get a pass to go through security and take her at her next gate? ...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[More Mobility Scooter questions...]]></title>
<link>http://www.boardtracker.com/rss/thread/61331649</link>
<description><![CDATA[ It was recommended that I post this question here (from the Hilton group) so here is the background. For extended trips, (Disney world, etc) my wife usually uses a mobility scooter. How migh...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Flying with 02...]]></title>
<link>http://www.boardtracker.com/rss/thread/61331653</link>
<description><![CDATA[ My mom. who has low lung capacity due to cancer, has a flight coming up in a few weeks, on American Airlines. She requires oxygen on an intermittent basis--especially during any exertion. We've bo...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mobility scooter on the plane?...]]></title>
<link>http://www.boardtracker.com/rss/thread/61155451</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Well, I've looked and looked and just can't figure out where to post this question. I hope someone here can set me straight. DH uses a mobility scooter. In June we are flying to Denver to be...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Airlines tackle wheelchair need (Great TSA photo)...]]></title>
<link>http://www.boardtracker.com/rss/thread/61000557</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (This may belong in Newsstand, or even Disability Travel, but I love the photo of the TSA'hole rubbing the wheelchair-bound passenger's shoe with an explosives wipe) Ellen Brehm, a retired nur...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sky magazine - Helping people with disabilities...]]></title>
<link>http://www.boardtracker.com/rss/thread/61026555</link>
<description><![CDATA[ I flew from ORF to CVG today, the AC had a broken lav. I have been on 3 such flights with Delta and all three times have been informed of the lav. problem after 10000 feet. Well, just suppo...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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