This is great news for anyone traveling with a wheelchair!!
We did it! Thanks to continued advocacy from United Spinal members and the disability community, President Biden signed the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization bill to improve aviation safety for disabled passengers and airline workers.
“Tuesdays with Liz: Enforcing the Air Carrier Access Act” is a follow-up to the previous episode featuring the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Disability Policy Advisor, Kelly Buckland. Check out this episode to learn more about how the department plans to make sure airlines follow the rules of the #AirCarrierAccessAct (ACAA) ➡️ bit.ly/4ce4rkj
A user led organisation, Aerobility is run largely by disabled aviators, for disabled people. Through various fundraising initiatives and careful management strategies we allow disabled people to fly for a fraction of the commercial rate. We do this because taking the controls of an aircraft drives a focus on capability and encourages our flyers to ask the question "If I can fly an aeroplane, what else can I do?" You can find out more about what we do at https://ow.ly/rNPF50QxX1Z #Aviator #Aviation #Flying #Aerobility #Disability #DisabledFlying
To comply with the Air Carrier Access Act, new requirement for accessible lavatories will apply to new single-aisle #planes that #airlines order beginning in 2033, or that are delivered beginning in 2035. This measure will significantly improve the ability to #travel for disabled people, including veterans. #aviation #aerospace #compliance #management #ada https://lnkd.in/gCjbAx2Z
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For disabled people who use wheelchairs and other mobility aids, every flight we take poses serious risks to our mobility, safety, and even our lives. The Department of Transportation (DOT) is proposing new rules to improve air travel for disabled passengers. These new rules are badly needed. Today we remember Engracia Figueroa, a disability advocate who was traveling home from a rally for expanding home care access when her custom wheelchair was mishandled and broken by the airline. Using the airline's generic wheelchair for a few hours led to her developing a pressure sore, which killed her. Not one more disabled person should die from airlines mishandling their mobility aid. There are a few days left to share your story with DOT while they finish these new rules. AAPD will submit a comment supporting the proposed rule as well as ask to expand it to cover other assistive equipment and devices beyond wheelchairs, such as speech boards and breathing apparatuses, which also are frequently damaged on flights. Let's take action to honor Engracia's legacy, and the many other disabled people who are no longer with us as a result of unsafe and inaccessible travel. Disabled passengers deserve better. https://lnkd.in/gssYbpEv #FlyingWhileDisabled #RightsOnFlights #AccessibleAirTravel #AccessibleAviation #Air4All #SafeTravel #DisabilityRights #DisabilityAwareness #DisabilityAdvocate #DisabilityInclusion #TheBarriersWeFace #HandsOffMyADA #DisabilityJustice #DisabledPower #WeTheDisabled #DisabilityPolicy #DisabilityAgenda #AAPD
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Another yet not surprising sad incident! What can we learn: The errors ❌ : ➡ Eagle hoist was available but not ready at the gate, delaying boarding ➡ Staff barely using the device in 7 years ➡ Aviramps with no cover during the rain The reminders 🤔: ➡ Even with the right equipment, things can go wrong ➡ If we say we have equipment for passengers to use, let's make sure they are available and functioning before the passenger arrives ➡ Refresh training is critical ➡ Aviramps are fantastic for speedy boarding/disembarking but provide no dignity for WCHC! The quote from Jeff is a good one - "This moment of remembering that you don't have the same rights or the same access as other Canadians, that you are asked to fundamentally live a lesser life because of your difference, that it's your responsibility to fit within this broken system as opposed to the system saying we need to do fundamentally better." And this is why we MUST strengthen passengers' rights on air travel with disabilities through the 'Assisted Air Travel Act' with Rights on Flights and why AIR4ALL/All Wheels Up, Inc are so desperately needed. The race is on. Change is inevitable. Change is coming! #rof #air4all #wheelchAIRtravel https://lnkd.in/eWkSzN9d
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