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

Tue Aug 31 15:20:51 UTC 2010

I do it the same way you do. Years ago, I ran the cane through got it back, and then went through. A few things have changed since then. TSA people want it their way or no way. They are not interested in discussing. It used to be that if you had a problem, you could work it out. Now if you have a problem, you are one.  

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From: blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Bryan Schulz
Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2010 10:00 AM
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Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Thought you all might find thisinteresting-AirTran fined $500K for disability violations

hi,

you probably know more about this, what have you heard about going thru the x-ray walls?
are most people told to put their cane on the belt and grab the security workers wrists and they guide you thru or do people go thru with their cane?

how common is it for someone to say run my cane thru and give it back then i will walk thru?

the few times i have done this, the worker gets ignorant if you try to walk thru with the cane so i collapse it and put it in the bucket to avoid taking the chance of missing the flight.

Bryan Schulz

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Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2010 8:33 AM
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Thought you all might find thisinteresting-AirTran fined $500K for disability violations

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