[nabs-l] Air travel an advise required

[Arielle Silverman]

Hi Carly and all,

When I choose to travel independently in the airport or decline other
assistance, it usually has little to do with educating sighted people,
and more because traveling independently is often more efficient and
easier than walking somewhere with a stranger who may not know exactly
where I am going, may not be available right when I want to go
somewhere, or in some cases at airports, may not even understand
English well.

Best,
Arielle

On 8/27/14, Carly Mihalakis via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> 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
>
>
>>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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