Transportation – Amplifying the voices of the 56 million people with disabilities and their allies to change public policy

New rule will require airlines to report damaged wheelchairs and all mishandled luggage

January 21, 2019January 24, 2019disabledvoter1974Comments Off

By DAILY HERALD After a lengthy flight, most passengers are poised to spring into action when their airplane lands. But what if, during the flight, the airline damaged your “legs”? That’s how passengers who use wheelchairs like U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth feel when their means of independent transportation are broken by carriers’ mishandling. The problem […]

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For Disabled Subway Riders, the Biggest Challenge Can Be Getting to the Train

July 27, 2018disabledvoter1974Comments Off

By JAMES BARRON, THE NEW YORK TIMES “We’re cutting it a little close,” Gabriela Amari said as the F train sat in the Carroll Street station in Brooklyn, its doors open, waiting for a train up ahead to move. She was going to the stop after next. Ms. Amari was 50 minutes into her hourlong […]