It is very difficult to reconcile with how inaccessible the airline and airport industries still are in 2022. 

Many people with disabilities do not have access to a toilet when on a flight, how demeaning.

Do you think you could hang on for multiple hours until you arrive at a destination? Many people don't have a choice. 

 

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Episode Transcript 

 

References for this episode 

Planning for travel with a disability

Melbourne Airport Disabled Passenger Information 

The Skybus

Disability Access Facilitation Plan

The Hidden Disability Program 

Air Travel for People with a Disability 

 Meeting the needs of disabled air passengers: Factors that facilitate help from airlines and airports

A framework for evaluating the European airline costs of disabled persons and persons with reduced mobility

An examination of disability-related complaints in the United States commercial aviation sector

Supporting the needs of special assistance (including PRM) passengers: An international survey of disabled air passenger rights legislation

Extending Airline Transportation Accommodations to People With Disabilities

Flying with impairments: improving airline practices by understanding the experiences of people with disabilities

An exploratory study of the experiences of wheelchair users as aircraft passengers – implications for policy and practice

The Evaluation of Barrier-Free Airports for Disabled Passengers: The Example of Erzincan Airport

Air Travelers with Disabilities: A Growing Population: Expectations versus Reality

Passengers with Reduced Mobility in Air Travel

The right to travel by air of persons with disabilities

It is very difficult to reconcile with how inaccessible the airline and airport industries still are in 2022.&nbsp;
Many people with disabilities do not have access to a toilet when on a flight, how demeaning.
Do you think you could hang on for multiple hours until you arrive at a destination? Many people don't have a choice.&nbsp;
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Contact Peta:
Instagram&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/petahooke/">@petahooke</a>
The website:&nbsp;<a href="http://www.icantstandpodcast.com/">www.icantstandpodcast.com</a>
Email:&nbsp;<a href="mailto:icantstandpodcast@gmail.com">icantstandpodcast@gmail.com</a>
<a href="https://www.icantstandpodcast.com/post/the-complete-inaccessibility-of-airlines-airports-part-1">Episode Transcript&nbsp;</a>
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References for this episode&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.casa.gov.au/operations-safety-and-travel/travel-and-passengers/passengers-disability-and-reduced-mobility">Planning for travel with a disability</a>
<a href="https://www.melbourneairport.com.au/Passengers/Passenger-information/Disability-access">Melbourne Airport Disabled Passenger Information&nbsp;</a>
<a href="https://www.skybus.com.au/faqs/">The Skybus</a>
<a href="https://www.melbourneairport.com.au/getmedia/ea603e4d-9ca9-4b47-a10d-8e149299efae/Disability-Access-Facilitations-Plan_Dec2020.pdf.aspx">Disability Access&nbsp;Facilitation Plan</a>
<a href="https://www.melbourneairport.com.au/Passengers/Passenger-information/Hidden-Disability-Program">The Hidden Disability Program&nbsp;</a>
<a href="https://www.commerce.wa.gov.au/consumer-protection/air-travel-people-disability">Air Travel for People with a Disability&nbsp;</a>
<a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0261517711001130"> Meeting the needs of disabled air passengers: Factors that facilitate help from airlines and airports</a>
<a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0969699715001179">A framework for evaluating the European airline costs of disabled persons and persons with reduced mobility</a>
<a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0969699718305386">An examination of disability-related complaints in the United States commercial aviation sector</a>
<a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0969699719306350">Supporting the needs of special assistance (including PRM) passengers: An international survey of disabled air passenger rights legislation</a>
<a href="https://academic.oup.com/ptj/article-abstract/101/10/pzab217/6414481?redirectedFrom=fulltext">Extending Airline Transportation Accommodations to People With Disabilities</a>
<a href="https://scholarworks.umass.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1349&amp;context=ttra">Flying with impairments: improving airline practices by understanding the experiences of people with disabilities</a>
<a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S03861112173004">An exploratory study of the experiences of wheelchair users as aircraft passengers &ndash; implications for policy and practice</a>
<a href="https://upcommons.upc.edu/bitstream/handle/2117/331511/147-736-1-PB">The Evaluation of Barrier-Free Airports for Disabled Passengers: The Example of Erzincan Airport</a>
<a href="https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Iqbal-Khan-8/publication/359391236_Air_Travelers_with_Disabilities_A_Growing_Population_Expectations_versus_Reality/links/623956d654e2be6c993fc091/Air-Travelers-with-Disabilities-A-Growing-Population-Expectations-versus-Reality.pdf">Air Travelers with Disabilities: A Growing Population: Expectations versus&nbsp;Reality</a>
<a href="https://www.researchgate.net/publication/327176484_Passengers_with_Reduced_Mobility_in_Air_Travel">Passengers with Reduced Mobility in Air Travel</a>
<a href="https://scholarlypublications.universiteitleiden.nl/access/item%3A2949988/view">The right to travel by air of persons with disabilities</a>

Have you ever wondered what it is like to live with a disability? The I Can't Stand Podcast is for everyone who has a question or just wondered about disability. No questions are off-limits any question you have is allowed.

Every week Peta will answer any question you have, based on her experiences as a single, 30- something woman who has Cerebral Palsy. Have a question?

Ask Peta on Instagram, contact her via the website or send her an email via icantstandpodcast@gmail.com 

 

Have you ever wondered what it is like to live with a disability? The I Can't Stand Podcast is for everyone who has a question or just wondered about disability. No questions are off-limits any question you have is allowed.
Every week Peta will answer any question you have, based on her experiences as a single, 30- something woman who has Cerebral Palsy.&nbsp;Have a question?
Ask Peta on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/petahooke/">Instagram</a>, contact her via the <a href="https://www.icantstandpodcast.com">website </a>or send her an email via <a href="mailto:icantstandpodcast@gmail.com">icantstandpodcast@gmail.com</a>&nbsp;
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Have you ever wondered what it is like to live with a disability? The I Can't Stand Podcast is for everyone who has a question or just wondered about disability.

The I Can't Stand Podcast

Have you ever wondered what it is like to live with a disability? The I Can't Stand Podcast is for everyone who has a question or just wondered about disability. No questions are off-limits any question you have is allowed.

Every week Peta will answer any question you have, based on her experiences as a single, 30- something woman who has Cerebral Palsy. Have a question?

Ask Peta on Instagram, contact her via the website or send her an email via icantstandpodcast@gmail.com

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