[nfbwatlk] Stranded by airline, a disabled D.C. activist crawled off his flight.But the humiliation was far from over.

[Debby Phillips]

My guess, if nobody else was supposed to board for half an hour, 
that there weren't other passengers around.  And if someone is 
providing assistance, they should do their damn job, not just 
walk away.  If it was unsolicited assistance, then that's a 
different kettle of fish.    Debby