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EPISODE · Sep 21, 2022 · 24 MIN

Stranded with a broken wheelchair, Maayan Ziv on airline accessibility

from This Matters · host Toronto Star

Guest: Maayan Ziv, disability advocate and the founder and CEO of AccessNow When disability advocate Maayan Ziv flew to an accessibility conference in Israel last week, she found herself stranded and traumatized after her wheelchair was severely damaged in transit. Her all too common experience has opened up a conversation on accessibility and mobility obstacles for disabled people at the hands of airlines. Federal law requires people who use wheelchairs to sit in an airplane seat during flights while their wheelchairs are stowed in cargo. This has led to many incidents of wheelchair damage and people getting hurt. Disability advocates say this needs to end. This episode was produced by Saba Eitizaz, Alexis Green and Paulo Marques.

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