[TravelAndTourism] Questions about travel.

[Jana Jackson]

Hi, Jordan! Depending on where you're going, if you can still use your cell phone to access the Internet, a service like Aira may be a huge help for you. The agents can help you with the kiosks, and they can also help you to navigate the airport. For international travel I do recommend contacting the airline beforehand to see what assistance they will provide. Having said that, in my international travel experiences, I've found the flight attendants and airport staff to be very accommodating. Hope this helps!

Jana

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> On Jul 10, 2019, at 11:21 AM, Lynn Zelvin via TravelAndTourism <travelandtourism at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> I guess it's become standard in the US to request help ahead of time. I don't and I never thought to worry about it traveling overseas. I just assume someone wil help, request politely, and it happens. Often more graciously than it happens here. For one thing, as a blind person traveling solo, it's generally assumed that you are somewhat priviledged to be able to afford  travel, and are more likely to be accorded respect because of that. 
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> On Jul 10, 2019, at 3:45 AM, Jordan Mirander via TravelAndTourism <travelandtourism at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> 1. How can a blind person travel internationally independently? Will somebody help us fill out the immigration, and customs  forms on the airplane? Secondly, at the airport, they have kiosks for the passport machines. Will somebody help us with those? Those tend to be inaccessible.
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