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I use a wheelchair and dread flying. Pets are treated better on planes than disabled people.
TV host Sophie Morgan told Business Insider flying is often a horrific experience for passengers wi…
Tom Carter
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2 travelers in wheelchairs watched as their plane departed without them after an error saw them left waiting on the tarmac
"You always say, 'Oh, they won't go without us,' but they actually did. They went without us and to…
Pete Syme
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People are cheating the system in airports and using wheelchair assistance when they don't need to, Frontier CEO says
"There is massive, rampant abuse," Barry Biffle said, adding that on some flights 20 people ask for…
Pete Syme
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Southwest Airlines dismantled basketball players' wheelchairs, leaving them stranded for hours as they tried to reassemble them
Wheelchair basketball players were left stranded for hours by Southwest Airlines after their chairs…
Mia Jankowicz
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A disabled woman posted an argument with airline staff who pushed her wheelchair without permission
Lottie Drew shared an interaction with staff at Stansted Airport near London, where she became tear…
Lindsay Dodgson
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A woman in Brazil was arrested after she seemingly attempted to get a dead body in a wheelchair to sign for a bank loan
The woman insists that the man, who she said was her uncle, was still alive when they entered the b…
Polly Thompson
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A decades-old burger joint closed after being sued over wheelchair access, saying its landlord wouldn't pay for a ramp
A family-run restaurant closed after 38 years following a disability-access lawsuit. The owners sai…
Joshua Zitser
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I'm in a wheelchair, and my wife is able-bodied. We have a satisfying sex life, and our relationship is equal.
An interabled couple known as Squirmy and Grubs on YouTube has a normal sex life and balanced marri…
Kelly Burch
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I've been in a wheelchair for 27 years. I love traveling by plane, but it's also when I'm the most vulnerable.
A wheelchair user says she has to put so much trust in everyone around her when getting on a plane …
Ryan Rae Harbuck
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Air Canada once left the wheelchair of Canada's top accessibility officer behind before a cross-country flight
Several other disabled passengers have accused Air Canada of mistreating them on flights.
Sonam Sheth
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Ryanair and a French airport are feuding after a passenger with a wheelchair was left behind at the terminal
A flight scheduled to leave from Bordeaux Airport Tuesday en route to Scotland left behind a passen…
Lauren Edmonds
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A passenger says a Canadian airline's pilot told him he was a 'dangerous threat' because he couldn't disconnect his wheelchair's batteries
Porter Airlines said the captain made a mistake in wrongly believing Ken Harrower's wheelchair batt…
Pete Syme
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Dolly Parton says that being in a wheelchair won't stop her wearing high heels every day
In her new book, "Behind the Seams: My Life in Rhinestones," Parton said she won't sacrifice her pe…
Eve Crosbie
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A unique cricket match for wheelchair bound players in Kolkata
Kamal Faruq, in his forties, stretched his upper portion and sang the national anthem before gettin…
PTI
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A video of American Airlines workers mishandling a wheelchair is spreading outrage on TikTok. Data shows this happens thousands of times a year.
The Department of Transportation says airlines mishandle about 1.5% of mobility devices they manage…
Grace Eliza Goodwin
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A disabled college student said she requested a wheelchair-accessible room, but was just given a bathtub
College student Alexa Kate shared that she had requested an accessible room at Chapman University i…
Lindsay Dodgson
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A woman in wheelchair crashed down the ramp of a Carnival cruise ship after staff failed to help her, lawsuit alleges
The 61-year-old amputee said she was not helped by Carnival crew while trying to disembark the ship…
Sophia Ankel,Rebecca Cohen
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A man was sentenced to 3 months in a Dubai jail after he insulted airport staff who didn't bring his mom a wheelchair
A man cursed at Dubai airport staff who were slow to bring his mom a wheelchair. A court has senten…
Joshua Zitser
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My daughter uses a wheelchair and is often left out of Halloween. Here are 7 ways to make the day more accessible for kids like mine.
Halloween isn't accessible for kids who use wheelchairs, the mom of a disabled child says. She offe…
Jamie Davis Smith
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Wheelchair-using BBC journalist stranded on plane for the second time this year, says UK airports are 'consistently crap'
BBC security correspondent Frank Gardner, who has used a wheelchair since being shot by Al Qaeda in…