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

[Angela fowler]

Does anyone still have that video? 

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Of Jedi
Sent: Tuesday, June 09, 2009 6:12 PM
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Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Air Canada challenges deaf, blind man's right to
travelalone; Burnaby

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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