CAN IT AVOID TURBULENCE?
The past year featured the most disability-positive changes for air travel in decades.
While there is
still a way to go before air travel is fully accessible, policy and rule
changes promise to make it safer and more dignified for people with
disabilities.
Most of the changes came in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization, an act that is reapproved every five years, most recently in May 2024.
“Senator Tammy Duckworth, a Democrat, was instrumental in getting disability provisions included. Senator Ted Cruz, a Republican, helped move the bill forward on the Senate floor — it had very strong bipartisan support,” says Shannon Wood, Director of Disability Policy at MDA.
“We can say that in conjunction with disability advocates from across the
disability rights community, those living with neuromuscular diseases played a
huge role in getting disability-rights provisions successfully included in FAA
reauthorization.”
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