[blindlaw] ADA and Air Travel

[Ross Doerr]

Hi -
I would go on to add only one or two  observations here - first, it helps to 
call and remind the air carrier of your pre-arrangements. Sometimes they 
just plain misplace them or forget.
Second, I have much better luck dealing with my air carrier rather than 
asking the T S A for any kind of help in any way.
I have found that old joke of: "T S A stands for "thousands standing 
around"" to be, sadly, accurate at times. It is not their job to help 
disabled passengers and they make certain that they do their job.
 I travel alone by air a lot and find the airlines to be pretty good about 
things. Having said this, I don't trust them to be flawless.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Olusegun -- Victory Associates LTD, Inc." <ukekearuaro at valtdnet.com>
To: "NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2009 5:52 PM
Subject: Re: [blindlaw] ADA and Air Travel


> Hi Patrick:
>
> I have experienced no complications traveling alone by air.  The airline
> staff have been superb and extremely helpful.  They've helped me with
> boarding details and even shown me how to PUT ON AN OXYGEN MASK in the 
> event
> that one drops during an emergency.
>
> Here in Denver, a non ticketed individual has accompanied me to the gate.
> When I got there, the airline in question takes over.  If there is no such
> individual available to accompany me, I have been met at the CHECK-IN
> counter by airline staff and they have helped me all the way.  The caveat 
> is
> to ensure that these arrangements are in place at the time you purchase 
> your
> ticket.  Otherwise, the airline MAY NOT NECESSARILY be well prepared!
>
>
> All in all, my experience traveling by myself has been great, not just on
> airlines, but even on cruise lines!
>
> Sincerely,
> Olusegun
> Denver, Colorado
>
>
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