Tag: Disability Policy
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U.S. DOT could punish airlines for breaking wheelchairs under new proposed rule
The U.S. Department of Transportation announced new proposed rule changes Thursday that are designed to protect disabled passengers on airplanes. Under the proposed rule, airlines would be punished for any “mishandled” devices. “This makes it clear and direct that that is a violation that allows DOT much more straightforwardly to hold airlines accountable when there…