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In Their Own Words…

People with disabilities have a variety of experiences, both good and bad, with air travel. The best way to learn about what it is like for people with disabilities to travel by air is from their stories. Click on the photos to learn about the experiences of these individual travelers.

Picture of airport style manual wheelchair. Nothing Stays in Vegas
Marcy Dyer wearing an orchid lei. TSA Precheck–NOT
Shaun Castle seated in his wheelchair in front of a wall. No Aisle Chair
Wheelchair Joystick Laying in Angela's Wheelchair After Being Disassembled by Air Canada. Disassembled Wheelchair Leads to Precarious Trip Home
Portrait of Marca Bristo Complaint Against American Airlines for Violation of the Air Carrier Access Act
Plane Setting At Gate Forgotten
Airplane Wing in Flight American Airlines Employees Caused Pain and Humiliation
Airplane in Sky Adventure to Hawaii
Upclose Photo of Airplane Damaged Chairs
Airplane in sky Bad Start to Vegas
Close up of Mr. Mason seated in his wheelchair. Second To Nobody!!
Plane Setting At Gate Chairs Aloft
William Bass transfering from his personal wheelchair to an aisle chair. My Flight of the Year
People Walking in Airport Terminal Cathay Pacific Staff Tells Me “Your Chair is Coming.”
View from Airport Terminal Is This Your Chair, Mr. Skaggs?
Shelley P. seated in her wheelchair in front of a stream near a forest. Permanent Grounding for Former Flight Attendant

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