Holistic accessibility consulting for travel and tourism
Recently I found that more and more flights have braille numbers above the seats. The first time I came across this in 2023 on an Air Canada flight. But I also read that United Airlines will outfit all their flights with braille seat numbers by the end of 2026.
Since then, I found these more often, last time a week ago when I was flying to Washington DC.
Leave a CommentI recently read a post on a mailing list from Eric Caron, who explained the difficulties of traveling with a guide dog to Scotland. He wrote about the days of travel arrangements, paperwork, and expenses. I asked Eric if he would be willing to share his story with you. I have to say I had my fair share of difficulties to arrange trips with Baldwin, but nothing like Eric had to go through.
Eric lives in Brattleboro VT near Massachusetts and New Hampshire. This is about a 2 hour drive from Boston. He lives there with his wife Heidi, current guide dog Becky, retired guide Ryan, an African Grey Parrot and a Tuxedo cat.
In September 2022 the Airports Council International launched the Airport Accessibility Enhancement Accreditation program. This accreditation is the first of its kind, and can be awarded to ACI member airports, currently in 183 countries.
The accreditation demonstrates a level of accessibility and provides continuous improvement. The accreditation is valid for three years. The process is expected to take approximately two weeks.
Leave a CommentBefore a recent flight, I received an email that I could preorder my snacks for the flight. I am late in the game, this service has been available for certain flights for a while, but probably not on the ones I was flying on.
Leave a CommentAir travel has much more accessibility considerations, especially compared to ground transportation. There are certain things which may require help from other people, though there are some workarounds. Originally I thought I would go through the facts, but maybe it would make sense to explain it through some personal stories, of which I have many.
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