Sunday, July 6, 2008

Deaf nearly missed the flight because of its policy!

Attention: Please watch # 1 video before # 2 video, thank you \o/


# 1 brief "FYI" video




# 2 video

6 comments:

capricornmom9 said...

Wow! I didn't know of the airport policy must have 100 ml max for products. Interesting. I already knew about "disabled" must sit near the emergency door. What a drag, o well! I have flown in a plane once in 1990's so I never knew what's new with airport policy etc but I knew that the security has tightened due to 7/11 and whatnot. Your vlog site is lively now - yayyy - so I enjoy it! ;-)

Unknown said...

It's actually the opposite, you're not allowed to sit in emergency exit area. I'm surprised that they let you sit there...

RLM said...

Kathryn,

I recently looked up the Internet for the U.S. Department of Transportation regarding the official airline policy for disabled airline passenger(s).

I did not find such specific referrals to the U.S. Department of Transportation's official policy explicitly refer to the assignment of disabled airline passenger to be near the emergency exit door, but several U.S. laws.

The Air Carrier Act of 1986 already specifically protecting all disabled passenger(s) from discrimination at the hands of airline personnels to deny no one from getting aboard on any airline carrier.

The airline personnels often bend over backward to see no one within airline carrier to be unqualified to handle emergency situations including emergency door exit.

Justin Dart, the deceased leader of disabled rights, often fought with airline carrier personnels during the flight how he had been treated idiotically by airline carrier personnels.

Here is the "at least" best definition to the current U.S. law along with the ADA law -

http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2004/pdf/04.24371.pdf

I will ask several ADA experts to see what they will say about the ludicirous airline policy targeted able-bodied deaf individuals like you. Okay?

One of the ADA expert is at the NAD conference right now. I do not have his pager addy so far.

Robert L. Mason (RLM)
RLMDEAF blog

Kathryn said...

Hi!

Deafpixie!

I didn't realize that it's you until I saw your picture! I am so happy that you came, my friend! True, true that a lot has changed since 9 /11 at all airports. Now I look forward to your vlog(s) when your site is up and running fully.

Colin - I see...so which one in emergency aisle or opposite? Anyone helps out? I sure do need your help so that when I book for another trip, I would be sure to check out before I might be stopped once again.

RLM - thanks so much, we definitely need that kind of resource! However I can't seem to open this link: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2004/pdf/04.24371.pdf as it showed "The page cannot be found". Can you re-check and note correct link address, please? Thanks!

Cheers,
Kathryn \o/

Squ65 said...

Strange ... you are not allowed to sit near the emergency exit area. At least you got in with your mom on time! Your mom is very wise. :) Blame on 9/11. The dog that you mentioned earlier is Puggle ... Beagle/Pug mixed. lol

Anonymous said...

I, once, reserved an online ticket with the side note of my deafness. I was seated next to the emergency exit, where the view is horrible.

That happened ONCE. Since then, I've always entered the plane at the end of the line and making sure no one knew any different.