By destroying passengers' wheelchairs, airlines put peoples' lives in danger

Airlines lose or damage around 29 mobility aids every day and upwards of 10,000 per year. Flying With a Wheelchair Is a Nightmare. Federal Policy Could Change That. Sign Now      Arfin,   Using a wheelchair is an experience many people have encountered, whether due to disabilities, injury, recovery after a medical procedure, or any number of other life situations. Yet airlines in the U.S. still make it incredibly difficult for people who use wheelchairs to fly.   Tragic stories abound of disabled flyers enduring miserable and dangerous treatment during air travel. This includes staff mishandling expensive and life-supporting wheelchair equipment, causing damage that's sometimes beyond repair.   This can cause disruptions in travel and work -- and it can also leave people without the equipment they need to actually stay alive. Just last year, activist Engracia Figueroa died after suffering medical complications because United Airlines destroyed her wheelchair.   These stories are incredibly common. A recent Washington Post investigation found that airlines lose, damage, or destroy around 29 mobility aids every single day. This amounts to more than 10,000 every year. For wheelchair users, these tools are not objects, but often considered extensions of themselves since they are so integral for mobility and autonomy.   That's why we're calling on the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to intervene. Sign now to demand that the FAA introduce strict standards to ensure that airlines properly protect passengers with disabilities, as well as any equipment they depend on! Thank you, Miranda Care2 Petitions Team P.S. To make matters worse, airlines often outright refuse to pay people back for the costs of the wheelchairs they lose, or drag the compensation process on by months or years. Sign the petition.      Sign Now