Hi all,
Just to add an encouraging word to Gerald's very good answer to
Jamie re airline policies these days on blind travelers and their
computer equipment.
I have traveled on airlines many times since 9-11 and have found
the Airlines to be fantastic in terms of assistance to blind
travelers with or without service animals. I travel with a white
cane, and am sometimes asked by the cabin attendants, "Why no
guide dog?" So, yes, they are terrific and have come to expect
blind people traveling alone or with assistance. And the
airports themselves have great transport people who are available
to walk you to and from your given gate or down to the luggage
carousel.
And as a blind traveler, you always get to board with other early
boarders. You are the envy of the lot. And as to carrying on a
braille-note, absolutely no problem. When taking off or landing,
you just tuck it into the magazine pocket just ahead of you on
the back of the seat touching your knees. Just be sure you have
your name, address and phone clearly marked on a business card or
something inside in case you accidentally set it down and board,
or deplane, without it.
David
Beyond Vision
Nashville, TN 615-385-0784
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jamie Prater" <[email protected]
To: <[email protected]
Date sent: Fri, 6 Aug 2010 14:12:57 -0500
Subject: [Braillenote] question about braillenotes and plane
travel
Hi, all, I'm contemplating traveling to Tulsa, Oklahoma, from
Alabama in October, and I was just wondering with the changes in
the airline industry, have any of you been given any grief or
trouble about taking your braillenotes on airplanes? I want to
take mine on the plane with me and I don't want it confiscated
like others have had makeup and other things taken when going
through security. Rehab paid a lot of money and I don't want my
braillenote taken away or lost in luggage. Any suggestions on
how to make this a smooth transition? Also, as an aside
question, I traveled years ago independently and smoothly in care
of flight attendants to South Carolina twice and back home and
back home from San Antonio, but this was all before 09/11/2001.
Do they handle people with visual disabilities any ddifferently
and has this improved or deteriorated since 09/11? I want to
have as few regrets if any as possible if I do end up flying to
Tulsa. I loved flying when I went before and the only thing I
was asked to do was to turn off my tape player/walkman when we
took off and want to do the right thing by the braillenote.
Thanks and have a blessed day.
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