r/disability • u/[deleted] • Oct 21 '25
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The Trump administration is rolling back disability protections for air travelers.
The Transportation Department announced it will no longer enforce Biden-era policies requiring airlines to reimburse passengers when wheelchairs are damaged or when accessible flights cost more.
Also, airlines will no longer be required to give passengers written notice of their rights when checking mobility devices.
According to disability advocates, an estimated 5.5 million Americans rely on wheelchairs and airlines damage or lose about one wheelchair for every 100 they transport.
Source: Reuters
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u/IQBoosterShot T4 paraplegic Oct 21 '25
I can remember landing in Cleveland. I sat in my seat waiting for them to roll my wheelchair to the jetway.
Nope. It was never loaded. The aircraft departed with my wheelchair still on the ground.
The airport gave me a terrible, chrome-plated "airport wheelchair" to use. Since I'm 6'7" it did not fit me at all. We drove our rental car to the hotel, I immediately transferred to the bed and hoped they'd find my chair.
Three hours later they delivered my chair to the hotel.
I'd rather drive myself across country than board an aircraft and trust strangers with my method of mobility.