[Blindtlk] Thought you all might find this interesting-AirTran fined $500K for disability violations

[cheryl echevarria]

I am making note to this because after the convention, I got a lot of 
e-mails asking me who to contact at the airlines where it was related to a 
guide dog user, having issues with the staff or a blind person force to sit 
in wheelchairs.

It is just a topic, and we don't know what other issues airtran has, they 
might not think it is worth noting about guide dogs and the blind.  Who 
knows, I posted it as interest and reminding people here since we are a 
non-profit organization that is an advocacy group for the blind.


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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Hyde, David W. (ESC)" <david.hyde at wcbvi.k12.wi.us>
To: "'Blind Talk Mailing List'" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2010 8:58 AM
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Thought you all might find this interesting-AirTran 
fined $500K for disability violations


> The objection is to forced pre-boarding.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
> Behalf Of Peachtree Travel
> Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2010 7:51 AM
> To: Blind Talk Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Thought you all might find this 
> interesting -AirTran fined $500K for disability violations
>
> Ray:
>
> By law, all the airlines are required to have a system in place to 
> document all disability complaints.  This stems from the ADA mandates. 
> Sounds like Air Tran was either underreporting the complaints or doing 
> nothing in a timely manner regarding the complaints they already had on 
> file.
>
> It also seems most of the complaints that Air ran is being accused of 
> underreporting or not taking action on are from wheelchair users or not 
> helping a blind person get to their flight or connection on time.
>
> I remember when working for Marriott International, we had strict 
> guidelines for ADA calls.  We could never tell the disability caller there 
> wasn't any accessible rooms in the hotel.  If we couldn't guaranty them a 
> accessible room, we had to finish the reservation and transfer the call to 
> the ADA department.
>
> The biggest compliment you can pay me is to recommend my services!
>
> Maurice
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