The ADA marked a watershed moment in American civil rights history, promising disabled people equal access to their communities and the life of society.
New airline policies suggest air travel is only essential to nondisabled people, and that the disabled can be excluded without regard for civil rights.
Despite the countless stories about nondisabled people using the ADA to get out of mask mandates, there are many disabled people who cannot wear a mask.
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