The Complete Inaccessibility Of Airlines & Airports Part 2 😥 🛫🛂

In part 2 Peta walks you through (pardon the pun) the process of check-in, security checks and boarding the aeroplane when you have a disability.  

Let's say it isn't the most straightforward process. 

 

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Episode Transcript 

 

The episode referenced:  The Hidden Disabilities Episode 

 

References for this episode 

Planning for travel with a disability

Melbourne Airport Disabled Passenger Information 

The Skybus

Disability Access Facilitation Plan

The Hidden Disability Program 

Air Travel for People with a Disability 

Meeting the needs of disabled air passengers: Factors that facilitate help from airlines and airports

A framework for evaluating the European airline costs of disabled persons and persons with reduced mobility

An examination of disability-related complaints in the United States commercial aviation sector

Supporting the needs of special assistance (including PRM) passengers: An international survey of disabled air passenger rights legislation

Extending Airline Transportation Accommodations to People With Disabilities

Flying with impairments: improving airline practices by understanding the experiences of people with disabilities

An exploratory study of the experiences of wheelchair users as aircraft passengers – implications for policy and practice

The Evaluation of Barrier-Free Airports for Disabled Passengers: The Example of Erzincan Airport

Air Travelers with Disabilities: A Growing Population: Expectations versus Reality

Passengers with Reduced Mobility in Air Travel

The right to travel by air of persons with disabilities

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