THE FUTURE IS INCLUSIVE

HERE’S HOW WE GET THERE

We have an ally in U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, who was instrumental in creating the first Airline Passengers with Disabilities Bill of Rights. 

In an interview, he said he is committed to better onboard wheelchair access for air travel.

“The number of times that people arrive at their destination without their wheelchair working, which is basically as though some of you didn’t get there at all.

It can be wildly disruptive for a professional person, for anyone,” he said.

“We can take the … Bill of Rights as a tool that can empower travelers [who use wheelchairs]. 

We can create some healthy pressure on the travel industry to respect those rights,” Buttigieg says.

“It’s one thing to say the right thing.

But we’re putting our money where our mouth is, and I’m especially excited about that.