This is obviously a touchy area...just when can society say the greater good requires an individual to give up some of his rights to move within society?
I asked J.C., the executive blog editor, who
If this man has already flown half a million miles on various airlines, including US Airways, there is no reason to kick him off a flight. Every day thousands of persons with disabilities fly. Elderly people in wheelchairs are routinely brought onto planes and seated, usually in the bulkhead seats. Blind and even Deaf-blind persons are assisted by airline personnel as needed.
There is a FAA restriction: persons seated in the emergency exit rows must be able to follow spoken instructions and to physically be able to operate the emergency doors. Other than that, there is absolutely no reason to ban this man from the privilege of flying.
I do hope that he follows through with a hefty 504/ADA lawsuit.
Thanks J.C.!
Hey, I don't have a "hearing impairment." I don't hear, period. In other words, I'm a Deaf person. (Capital D.)
ReplyDeleteUsing the word "impairment" says that something or someone is broken.
And no, I'm not "auditorially challenged," either.
There are some good things about being Deaf. For example, I never listen to my wife, and she never listens to me. ;-]