Blogging Against Disablism Day 2009

[khaybee]

I started out unsure about what to write, but I do believe it is important to write something, as most people don't seem to understand how disabled people get treated day-to-day. I've decided to go with the story of my last flight out of Wellington, as the treatment of disabled people in Wellington airport is the worst I have received anywhere in

Comments

[kremmen]

Sounds like it's about time someone had both the airport and the airline dealt with by the NZ Human Rights Commission.

[helianthas]

That seems just unconscionable. There should be a policy in place where folks get their chairs taken at the last possible moment, just like those who get their bags checked at the gate. I wonder if this is an airport decision or an airline decision? It seems a publicity campaign to change this could be quite helpful. Talking with managers, seeing what needs to be done to change the policy, why it's done the way it is, raising awareness and such. Hmmmm....