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Air Traffic Monitoring => Listener Forum => Topic started by: chefnoel on June 25, 2008, 01:33:41 PM

Title: Autistic Child and His Mother Kicked Off Plane
Post by: chefnoel on June 25, 2008, 01:33:41 PM

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=5238571&page=1

Title: Re: Autistic Child and His Mother Kicked Off Plane
Post by: tyketto on June 25, 2008, 02:15:51 PM

Quote from: chefnoel on June 25, 2008, 01:33:41 PM

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=5238571&page=1

Hmm..

Would Autism qualify as a 'disability'?

BL.

Title: Re: Autistic Child and His Mother Kicked Off Plane
Post by: dave on June 25, 2008, 02:42:40 PM

Quote from: tyketto on June 25, 2008, 02:15:51 PM

Quote from: chefnoel on June 25, 2008, 01:33:41 PM

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=5238571&page=1

Hmm..

Would Autism qualify as a 'disability'?

BL.

Yes, absolutely.  It is a developmental disability, but a disability just the same.

Dave

Title: Re: Autistic Child and His Mother Kicked Off Plane
Post by: tyketto on June 25, 2008, 02:55:08 PM

Quote from: dave on June 25, 2008, 02:42:40 PM

Quote from: tyketto on June 25, 2008, 02:15:51 PM

Quote from: chefnoel on June 25, 2008, 01:33:41 PM

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=5238571&page=1

Hmm..

Would Autism qualify as a 'disability'?

BL.

Yes, absolutely.  It is a developmental disability, but a disability just the same.

Dave

Then there may be some recourse against EGF and AAL via the Air Carrier Access Act. Long shot, but there may be grounds for a case. This will be really interesting to follow..

BL.

Title: Re: Autistic Child and His Mother Kicked Off Plane
Post by: soffs on June 28, 2008, 02:23:30 PM

It says on the second page that they had been about to fly earlier but that flight had been cancelled, whilst the plane was on the runway. Apparently on that flight "with crew members letting her son walk around the plane and watch his DVD player". Err... whilst it taxied? Isn't that against regulations? :?