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WHEELCHAIR USERS
have their say
JOSH WINTERSGILL, FOUNDER OF ABLEMOVE, SHARES WITH US THE
WRESULTS OF THEIR RECENT SURVEY.
e have now released the urgent need for consistency across of medical equipment and toileting findings of our survey on the industry in the form of a globally arrangements for wheelchair users, air travel for wheelchair recognised standard that ensures both at airports and on aircraft.
users. In collaboration with Flying the same level of service at every The impact of these concerns is
Disabled, ableMove asked 336 wheelchair (powered and manual) users from across the globe about their experiences in aviation so we can keep driving forward positive changes across the industry for all wheelchair users.
Our findings have highlighted an
airline and airport.
Our survey found that the
biggest concerns for wheelchair users were around the issues of wheelchairs being lost or damaged; transferring on and off aircraft; seating in the cabin; boarding and disembarking processes; carriage
worrying. Only 25% of wheelchair users we spoke to would rate their overall experiences of flying by air as good, very good or extremely good. A huge 43% of wheelchair users stated that they no longer feel able to fly because of the issues we are highlighting through this report.
ON FLYING EXPERIENCES
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