[nabs-l] Air travel an advise required

[Steve Jacobson]

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


>>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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