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American Airlines Reverses Wheelchair Weight Limit — Here’s the Updated Policy

  • byJohn Morris
  • November 23, 2020
Following sustained advocacy, American Airlines has updated an earlier policy which restricted the weight of power wheelchairs to 300 pounds.
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Only 2 Airlines Permit Disabled People Who Cannot Wear Face Masks to Fly

  • byJohn Morris
  • November 15, 2020
Only 2 of the 10 largest U.S. airlines will allow disabled people with autism, cerebral palsy, PTSD, severe anxiety and other conditions to fly without a face mask.
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United CRJ-700 aircraft parked at San Francisco International Airport.
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United Airlines Accepts Wheelchairs That American Airlines Banned

  • byJohn Morris
  • November 9, 2020
American Airlines stands alone as it continues to enforce a discriminatory policy (of its own creation) that bans many power wheelchairs.
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Two airline staff persons disassembling a power wheelchair with batteries removed.
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CHOP SHOP: American Airlines Forces Wheelchair Disassembly

  • byJohn Morris
  • November 1, 2020
Due to a discriminatory policy arbitrarily imposed by American Airlines, ill-advised disassembly of power wheelchairs is now occuring.
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Power wheelchair loaded onto American Airlines CRJ-700 airplane.
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American Airlines Policy Effectively Bans Power Wheelchair Users From Flying to 130 U.S. Airports

  • byJohn Morris
  • October 27, 2020
American Airlines has established a new policy which prevents many disabled people from traveling with power wheelchairs on regional jets.
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Stage at the 2019 IATA Global Accessibility Symposium.
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Tomorrow: How to Attend the Airline Industry’s Global Accessibility Symposium

  • byJohn Morris
  • October 26, 2020
Disabled people can attend the airline industry's 2020 virtual symposium on accessibility in air travel online and free-of-charge.
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Ohana by Hawaiian ATR42 airplane flying along coastline.
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Pilots’ Union Contract Forces Hawaiian Airlines to Leave Wheelchair Users Stranded

  • byJohn Morris
  • October 12, 2020
A union contract provision will force Hawaiian Airlines to suspend its Ohana flights to Lanai and Molokai, leaving disabled people stranded.
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Two airline staff members pushing wheelchairs through the airport terminal.
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Mailbag: Wheelchair Assistance When Connecting Between Different Airlines

  • byJohn Morris
  • October 10, 2020
When disabled passengers are flying on multiple airlines, who is responsible for providing wheelchair assistance between connections?
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Multiple United Airlines jets parked at airport gates.
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So Long, Airline Ticket Change Fees (Well, sort of…)

  • byJohn Morris
  • September 10, 2020
Airlines have eliminated many of the onerous ticket change fees that customers detest, but it's important to read the fine print.
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3 Airports in Canada That Have Adult Changing Tables

  • byJohn Morris
  • August 22, 2020
Select airports in Canada are installing adult changing tables, so that all passengers can use the toilet while traveling by air.
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Vilnius, Lithuania is a beautiful city, perhaps best seen from the hilltop in the castle complex, on which the Gediminas Tower sits. The hilltop is reached via a wheelchair accessible funicular — wheelchair users ride free. The palace museum, located below the tower, is one of the most fantastic in Europe, with ramps and lifts throughout to make it and the underground excavations accessible. 31 3
Absolute joy seeing my friend @sanna.kalmari in her hometown of Helsinki, Finland! Thrilled to reconnect and enjoy cocktails and a meal in a fantastic restaurant downtown! Looking forward to our next meet-up already! 87 2
Had a tense meeting with this guy today. Really tough negotiator, but we agreed that it’s best I remain on Earth. Accessibility is pretty poor on his home world too, apparently, and my wheelchair doesn’t have the thrusters necessary to operate there. Hopefully Elon Musk and @spacex will make it possible for me to visit new worlds in the future. 47 3
I love Egypt. I’ve traveled to the country many times, but on each trip I try to see it from a new perspective. Take this day, when I approached the Giza Pyramids not in an air-conditioned taxi as I had done on earlier trips, but from a horse-drawn buggy. Minor adjustments lead to new people, experiences and memories! 58 4
Nearly (but not quite) a year ago, I visited the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Penha, a Roman Catholic Basilica in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It dates to the 1600s and sits on a hill above the city, accessed via 382 steps or, as luck would have it, a wheelchair accessible funicular. 93 6
There are a lot of amazing approach & landing views in the world, but one of my favorites is this one — hugging the Mississippi River with a perfect angle to downtown St. Louis, Missouri and the iconic Gateway Arch. 69 3
I’m truly blessed to have called this guy one of my best friends for more than 20 years now. I’m going to sound like such a sap, but we’ve been through so much together as friends and know most (maybe all) of each other’s dirty secrets. And as the seasons of life change, as we’ve moved across the country and traveled the world, we’ve always been no more than a text message or phone call away from picking right back up on our friendship. After a fantastic weekend with the guys in NYC celebrating this man, I’m looking forward to celebrating your marriage next month, Dan. Love you, man. 125 4
DID YOU KNOW that Thomas Edison and Henry Ford were good friends? So good, in fact, that they had winter homes right next to each other in beautiful Fort Myers, Florida! The men, together with Harvey Firestone, founder of the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, worked in Edison’s Fort Myers laboratory to find a new source of rubber in the United States. 77 2
Who doesn’t love a historic walking/rolling tour? Some cities are certainly more walkable/rollable than others, and I’m pleased to say that the historic downtown “River District” in Fort Myers is one of the best. I enjoyed a 90-minute tour with True Tours during my trip earlier this summer. It’s a beautiful city! 126 4
YOSEMITE. 137 6
Yesterday, I felt as small as an acorn beneath General Sherman, the Giant Sequoia Tree that is the world’s largest tree (by volume). It’s a humbling experience that alters one’s perspective. General Sherman is 275 feet tall, has a diameter of 36 feet and sprouted from a seed between 2,300 and 2,700 years ago! 145 8
The Winnebago Inspire is a wheelchair accessible RV, complete with everything I need to enjoy an accessible road trip! It’s got a heavy-duty Braun wheelchair lift (800 lbs. capacity), a 3 burner stovetop and so much more. 188 17
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