Accessible Air Travel Conference - Online access available!

Jonathan Marriott
Jonathan Marriott Member (Full) Posts: 10
in Travel and Transport

Hey everyone,

Just wanted to give a heads-up about a conference on accessible air travel happening this Thursday, September 11th. It's taking place at the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, but you can also join online via Zoom. The day is split into two parts: the morning is about identifying barriers, and the afternoon focuses on solutions for preventing damage to mobility devices. Looks like a great chance for people to connect with folks from airlines, disability travel experts, and scientists to share ideas.

https://engineeringhealth.ca/AirTravel/Agenda/

Jonathan

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  • Sarah Tuberty
    Sarah Tuberty Posts: 82

    Oh my gosh, I missed this post- did you go Jonathan?? How was it?? I have so many opinions! We landed in Barcelona today and a gate was not available so we had to use "air stairs" instead- meaning that passengers needed to deplane via a roll up staircase, walk along the pavement and then board a bus that would take them to the terminal. We had several passengers who requested wheelchair assistance, however, there was so much pressure - the passengers were asked consistently buy multiple types of representatives- asking "you can take the stairs?" otherwise our passengers had to wait an unknown duration to coordinate a lift to come and assist. I was so upset and voiced my opinion, but it did not help the situation.

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