Disability Community Wins Big on Airline Accessibility in New FAA Bill

President Biden signed the bipartisan Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization bill on May 16. This law will implement programs and standards to improve aviation safety and strengthen protections for disabled passengers and airline workers. 

Lawmakers pass bill that will lower wheelchair repair times

(WFSB) - A big win for wheelchair users in Connecticut. Lawmakers passed a bill that will lower wheelchair repair wait times. The I-Team first told you months ago, about the task force fighting for reforms this legislative session.

Wheelchair users have been telling the I-Team for months, that long repair delays often leave them without the very thing they need to survive. They even formed a wheelchair repair task force to take their concerns to lawmakers. They say this newly passed bill will help solve many problems.

Disability Rights and Justice Rally 4.18.2024

Join us, on April 18, 2024! Tell a friend, bring a friend, we will start gathering at 12 pm on Capitol Southside Lawn, Parking At 300 Capitol Ave. “Away with the GUARDRAILS” denying us...

• Mental Health Peer-Run Respites
• Husky C Without Forced Poverty
• Timely Wheelchair Repairs At Home
• Accessible Medical Exam Equipment

Wheelchair users protest long repair wait times in Hartford

HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — Dozens of wheelchair users took over a section of the Legislative Office Building in Hartford on Thursday to protest lengthy wheelchair repair wait times.

The Center for Disability Rights organized the protest to push for legislation and bring attention to the ongoing repair issue.

Disabled Sailing Online Seminar: Wheels On The Docks

When Tues Jan 30 from 7:00pmEST-8:00pmEST

Presented by US Sailing and Challenged Sailors San Diego. Wheels On The Docks - renowned adaptive sailing experts Betsy Alison and Jane Dunn will share best practices for getting sailors who are wheelchair-users on the docks and comfortably in boats. If you're a yacht club manager or summer program advisor, or someone seeking to expand access for sailing members with disabilities, do not miss this important online seminar!