Written by Candy E Carrington for Barrier Free Travels, October 21, 2021
The US Access Board recently released the results of a study on the feasibility of installing wheelchair securement systems on passenger aircraft. This study was mandated by Congress, sponsored by the US Access Board, and conducted by the specially appointed Transportation Research Board (TRB).
The main job of the TRB was to answer the question, “Is it possible to install some type of wheelchair securement device on passenger aircraft, so that wheelchair-users can stay in their own wheelchairs for the duration of the flight?”
The 160 page report included a little background on the issue, and also presented real life examples of how air travel would be a better experience for wheelchair-users if they were able to remain in their own wheelchairs for the entire flight. But of course, the latter is something that we already knew.
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