[nabs-l] Air travel an advise required

[Carly Mihalakis]

Hi, Steve,

         Did I use the word requirement without noticing, as anyone 
who talks with me knows I veery well could have. People don't need to 
be required to do anything, in this instance particularly, to be 
manhandled on to a plane but by a same token, nobody need be 
minimized for grabbing a shoulder, should that be the way he wants to 
do it. At 08:02 AM 8/28/2014, Steve Jacobson via nabs-l wrote:
>While I don't completely disagree with Carly, I don't believe there 
>is any law or regulation preventing a blind
>person from boarding a flight alone, and I don't think we can afford 
>to let such claims go unchallenged even if we
>feel we might need help.  I don't know how best to handle this 
>particular instance, but we have to do what we can
>to fight any tendency for government, business, or other 
>well-intentioned people to feel someone else should be
>responsible for us.  Requesting a written copy of the policy might 
>be a good start.  I have boarded alone
>countless times as have many others here.  There are times when a person
>might require help, and different people have different challenges 
>so I am not saying it is never right to get
>boarding assistance, but that should not be a requirement, and I 
>believe each of us has to try to be as
>independent
>as our ability allows.
>
>Best regards,
>
>Steve Jacobson
>
>On Wed, 27 Aug 2014 15:25:13 -0700, Carly Mihalakis via nabs-l wrote:
>
> >Good evening, Siddhi,
> >         While I don't believe in restricting anybody from boarding
> >an airplane, or any other conveyance, it would seem to me  your trip
> >unfolding more seamlessly if you were to inlist some help from, say,
> >Ol'Sighty, anywhere. It is my belief that, Ol'Sighty's often
> >pointless, and in many cases arbitrary measurements of us are in
> >fact, based on the ends to which you arrive, not the means you
> >happend to use to get there. So, I don't think they care how the
> >blink goes about arriving at a particular end. Take this example. I
> >believe Ol'Sighty will be impressed to see us flying period, not that
> >we might have completely "independently" boarded the plane, and 
> found a seat.
> >I tend to believe that the person who gets to lead you to your seat,
> >while you are holding your cane and interacting with you,  is bound
> >to find more of an education about blind people's capabilities and
> >potentials than watching the blink bumble around, groping for
> >everything, of course, "independently."
> >for today, Car
> >408-209-3239
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> >>Hope you all are doing well.
> >>
> >>Actually, I am planning to travel in USA and facing some issues.
> >>
> >>I have flight at Chicago airport operated by
> >>EXPRESSJET                 AIRLINES DBA
> >>UNITED EXPR owned by united airlines. I am in conversation with their
> >>customer care executive. They have informed me that On US domestic
> >>airport they do not allow individual  visually impaired to board
> >>alone. Is this an universal law or airline specific laws are
> >>implemented? Or is there any provision of USA government to tackle
> >>this issue? Is there any one travelled from this airline and had
> >>assistance on board?
> >>
> >>Sincerely
> >>Siddhi
> >>
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