TAKE ACTION FOR ACCESSIBLE AIR TRAVEL

Safe and accessible air travel is a basic civil right that should matter to everyone. But it can be difficult, and even dangerous, for people who use wheelchairs. When we surveyed passengers with disabilities, including Paralyzed Veterans of America members, many of them said that they avoid air travel, out of fear for their safety

You can make a difference. Sign the petition below to send an email to your Members of Congress, and urge them to include meaningful disability reforms into the FAA reauthorization by joining PVA's PVActionForce

LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS ISSUE

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PVA's Chief Policy Officer, Heather Ansley, speaks about the challenges that passengers with disabilities face while using air travel during a House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure hearing.

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This animated video describes the process, from rideshare pickup, to check in, to TSA, to boarding, to takeoff, for a wheelchair user to travel by air. Hint: it's more difficult than you think.

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Disability rights advocates speak about their personal experiences as #WheelchairTravelers, and call for supporters to sign the petition for safer air travel. We need to tell lawmakers that inaccessible air travel is #JustPlaneWrong. 

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This New York Times article details the harrowing travel experience of PVA's past National President, Charles Brown (pictured).

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In 2023, the U.S. Department of Transportation issued a new rule that will eventually require larger single-aisle aircraft to have a lavatory large enough to contain a passenger with a disability, an assistant, and the aisle chair with the door closed. Learn more about this victory:

AIRLINE PASSENGERS WITH DISABILITIES BILL OF RIGHTS

As a passenger with a disability, you are legally entitled to a set of rights when you fly, as determined by the Department of Transportation (DOT). Click each image below to learn more about your full set of rights: 

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WHEELCHAIR TRAVEL RESOURCES

TRAVEL STORIES

RESOURCES FOR AIRLINES

These organizations can provide feedback and support for airlines that want to better serve passengers with disabilities and mobility issues.

Click an organization's name to learn more about what they do and how they can help.

All Wheels Up
ALS Association
American Council of the Blind
Autism Speaks
Blinded Veterans Association (BVA)
Canine Companions
Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation
Cure SMA
Easterseals
Epilepsy Foundation
I AM ALS
Muscular Dystrophy Association
National Association of the Deaf
National Federation of the Blind
Paralyzed Veterans of America
United Spinal Association
World Institute on Disability