[nabs-l] Air Canada challenges deaf, blind man's right to travelalone; Burnaby

[Jedi]

Not so. We tested a blind person's ability level in emergency exits 
long ago using all blind participants in a grounded airplane. We even 
took video. We found that the blind were as fast as their sighted 
counterparts. Actually, we found that airline attendants slowed some of 
us up some just by being in the way. Referenced from Walking Alone and 
Marching Together.

Respectfully Submitted


Original message:
> T's weird.  What does height have to do with sitting in an emergency
> row?  It would be better for a blind person not to sit in those rows
> anyhow because people ned to be directed from the aircraft visually.
> Beth

> On 6/9/09, Jim Reed <jim275_2 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>> Hey all,

>> Another air travel related issue I just learned of is that blind people are
>> not allowed to sit in emergency rows. I am tall enough to "need" an
>> emergency row, so I guess I will hide my cane in the airport/airplane. BTW,
>> I start cane travel training today.

>> Jim

>> "From compromise and things half done,
>> Keep me with stern and stubborn pride,
>> And when at last the fight is won,
>> ... Keep me still unsatisfied." --Louis Untermeyer



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