Astonishing inspiration for one and all the one and only John Morris. His advocacy for disabled rights would be far more influential if he was associated with/worked for a financially well backed up org such as the Joseph P. Kennedy, jr Foundation or for K Ventures a venture capital org focused on the disabled community. Re NYT 08/14/2023 DealBook Page B 5. John is the supreme conqueror of physical disability and a very good writer too. Looking forward to his autobiography.
Having been a power chair user for less than 2 years and a reader if this newsletter, I approached travel to family with trepidation. I have scooter which I intend to sell and could afford to lose since I didn't want to risk damage to my chair. I know that the airlines are responsible for repairing damage, but I wondered how I would manage during the repair. Shortly before my trip, I heard that the airlines contract for repairs with Scooteraround, a device rental company that has branches in most cities. I found this reassuring.
Well before my flight, I registered my scooter with American Airlines. This took quite a few calls and much time on hold. At no ticket counter was an agent familiar with the registration process, and I had to answer many of the questions covered by the registration again. At the ticket counters the agents weren't sure how to document my scooter, but all of them knew that there was a process that they must follow and where to find it.
Unfortunately, one of my flights was postponed until the next morning. (after family who had dropped me off had left town). The airport taxi dispatch desk called an accessible taxi to take me and the scooter to the hotel. The driver was an indepemdent one who wasn't working the next morning. After three hours of searching and calling, the hotel manager found a company that would take me and my scooter the 2 miles to the airport for $75. At that point, I was happy to pay. Do you have advice for finding accesible taxis?
Astonishing inspiration for one and all the one and only John Morris. His advocacy for disabled rights would be far more influential if he was associated with/worked for a financially well backed up org such as the Joseph P. Kennedy, jr Foundation or for K Ventures a venture capital org focused on the disabled community. Re NYT 08/14/2023 DealBook Page B 5. John is the supreme conqueror of physical disability and a very good writer too. Looking forward to his autobiography.
Having been a power chair user for less than 2 years and a reader if this newsletter, I approached travel to family with trepidation. I have scooter which I intend to sell and could afford to lose since I didn't want to risk damage to my chair. I know that the airlines are responsible for repairing damage, but I wondered how I would manage during the repair. Shortly before my trip, I heard that the airlines contract for repairs with Scooteraround, a device rental company that has branches in most cities. I found this reassuring.
Well before my flight, I registered my scooter with American Airlines. This took quite a few calls and much time on hold. At no ticket counter was an agent familiar with the registration process, and I had to answer many of the questions covered by the registration again. At the ticket counters the agents weren't sure how to document my scooter, but all of them knew that there was a process that they must follow and where to find it.
Unfortunately, one of my flights was postponed until the next morning. (after family who had dropped me off had left town). The airport taxi dispatch desk called an accessible taxi to take me and the scooter to the hotel. The driver was an indepemdent one who wasn't working the next morning. After three hours of searching and calling, the hotel manager found a company that would take me and my scooter the 2 miles to the airport for $75. At that point, I was happy to pay. Do you have advice for finding accesible taxis?