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Everyone, if you have ANY sense of human decency, any sense of treating people properly, and know that the American Disabilities Act DOES indeed apply to airlines (just like any other business), then READ THIS experience of a young disabled woman who flew with them recently. Apparently, as far as they're concerned, only old people can be disabled, and they can treat disabled people like shit.
Read the whole thing. Top to bottom. It will infuriate you. It SHOULD infuriate you!
And then, re-post this everywhere. Cross post. Re-post. Tweet it. Post it to Facebook. Post to Dreamwidth. Spam your families' e-mail groups. Make sure nobody you know EVER flies on United Airlines ever again. I certainly won't.
Every single one of us, young or old, could become disabled at any time. A traffic accident, a sports injury, a slip and fall, a disabling illness - you never know what will happen tomorrow. That could be you in that woman's shoes, being treated horribly. That could be your mother, brother, daughter, best friend. Stand up for what's right, and make sure that United Airlines knows just how outraged we all are. Even if they're the cheapest flight, book with someone else. Send a letter to United Airlines expressing your displeasure. Let them know what you think of their "policy" about disabled passengers.
Start by re-posting now.
Read the whole thing. Top to bottom. It will infuriate you. It SHOULD infuriate you!
And then, re-post this everywhere. Cross post. Re-post. Tweet it. Post it to Facebook. Post to Dreamwidth. Spam your families' e-mail groups. Make sure nobody you know EVER flies on United Airlines ever again. I certainly won't.
Every single one of us, young or old, could become disabled at any time. A traffic accident, a sports injury, a slip and fall, a disabling illness - you never know what will happen tomorrow. That could be you in that woman's shoes, being treated horribly. That could be your mother, brother, daughter, best friend. Stand up for what's right, and make sure that United Airlines knows just how outraged we all are. Even if they're the cheapest flight, book with someone else. Send a letter to United Airlines expressing your displeasure. Let them know what you think of their "policy" about disabled passengers.
Start by re-posting now.
