Inclusive Travel - change.org petition for passengers in wheelchair

When  travelling with a wheelchair travel is often difficult when you don't have the ability to self transfer - this petition is to ask the major airlines to equip aircraft with spaces for modified chairs to lock into place - much like cars.


https://www.change.org/p/the-time-has-come-for-inclusive-air-travel-for-people-with-disability?recruiter=53663842&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink

BELLA TIPPING  

On a recent trip I realised that not everyone shares my excitement for plane travel. A few rows from us, a man with impaired mobility was being harnessed into a seat and began to slip out of the chair.

It was a terrible thing to witness his distress; he was painfully aware of how undignified it looked and how powerless he was to help himself.

I didn’t realise planes were the only form of public transport that do not allow for travel in modified wheelchairs. I didn’t know that disabled people had to be lifted into a standard seat by airport staff and harnessed in place.

The whole process of transferring the passenger into a standard seat comes with significant risk of injury for the passenger and staff.

My uncle Denzil was injured in a diving accident. His life, as well as those of his whole family, changed in an instant. He wants to travel to South Africa to see his ageing father but he is fearful of the journey.

I recently went on a Carnival Cruise and saw first-hand how well facilitated their ships are for people with a disability. But the reality is there are some amazing places in the world that are not readily accessible by water.

I SET UP A CHANGE.ORG PETITION TO ASK THE MAJOR AIRLINES TO EQUIP UPGRADED PLANES  WITH SPACES THAT ALLOW MODIFIED CHAIRS TO BE LOCKED INTO PLACE.

I am a 13-year-old girl who will fight for social change. I am determined to make a difference for those who have a disability

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