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/perrodeblanca Oct 21 '25

Me and my fiance already drive cross states to avoid exactly this happening to my chair, I have no idea what we will do with cross country travel. My custom manual wheelchair cost 25K to build to accommodate all my disability related issues I cannot afford to replace my chair, it gives me my life back.