[Nfbf-l] Fw: [nabs-l] Fwd: [Members] Airline apologizes for forgetting blindteen

[RJ Sandefur]

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From: "Valerie Gibson" <valandkayla at gmail.com>
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blindteen


>I agree.  Seems to quick to point out someone else's fault and become 
>indignant for all over one person's actions.
>
> There's just not enough imformation in the article to make such judgement 
> calls.  We can only say what we would do in that situation, and while we 
> don't know this girl's background or mental capabilities it seems unfair 
> to point fingers.
>
> Perhaps she did not know that there are organisations like the NFB who 
> could help her. Perhaps she has been told all of her life that she needs 
> sighted help in everything.
>
> We've all been in a position where we did not know how to do things, and 
> judging that you have found this mailing list, you've found the NFB as 
> well as a sense of endependance.   Not everyone has done so.
>
> Does it look bad for the blind community? Yes.
>
> But how's this for a solution: try and find this girl and tell her that 
> there are places where she can learn a bit of independance.
>
> On May 15, 2010, at 8:33 PM, Darrell Shandrow wrote:
>
>> Hello Sarah and all,
>>
>> I think we may want to exercise care before judging this situation too 
>> quickly.
>>
>> Many times while traveling by air, flight attendants have asked that I 
>> wait until the plane has emptied before leaving. Sometimes I do this and 
>> sometimes I don't.
>>
>> If Jessica were asked to wait, then she were forgotten, then she 
>> certainly does have a very legitimate complaint here.
>>
>> We also need to keep in mind that members of the blind community have 
>> wide ranging capabilities and other disabilities with which they must 
>> cope.
>>
>> As always, this just comes down to the fact we all must exercise our due 
>> diligence while performing our jobs to avoid problems of this sort.
>>
>>
>> On 5/15/2010 4:19 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote:
>>> I think she should have gotten off the plain by her self. How hard can 
>>> that be? just  get off and turn right and go up the ramp thing and turn 
>>> left and get out and then wait for your escort. but here's the story.
>>>
>>> Airline apologizes for forgetting blind teen
>>>
>>> Edmonton Journal , May 15, 2010
>>>
>>> United Airlines has apologized to a blind woman from Vancouver Island 
>>> who
>>> was abandoned on an empty plane in Chicago.
>>>
>>> Jessica Cabot of Courtenay, B.C., made headlines this week after she 
>>> went
>>> public about being forgotten in an empty United Airlines plane on an 
>>> April 7
>>> stopover in Chicago.
>>>
>>> The 18-year-old was waiting for flight attendants to escort her to a
>>> connecting flight to Florida when she heard the plane door seal shut. 
>>> Ten
>>> minutes later two maintenance staff happened to find her on an 
>>> unscheduled
>>> check of the plane.
>>>
>>> She panicked in the plane, calling for help.
>>>
>>> After a series of complaints, Cabot received a $250 airline voucher and 
>>> the
>>> promise of an apology. Five weeks after her flight and a series of news
>>> stories later, she finally got one.
>>>
>>> "They just called," said Cabot, on the phone from Jacksonville, Fla., 
>>> where
>>> she is visiting her fiance. "I can't even count how many times they said
>>> sorry."
>>>
>>>
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