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Traveling with a Disability Shouldn’t Be This Hard

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In this episode of Driven by Purpose, Evan, Mike, and Isaac dive into the challenges of air travel for people with disabilities, especially families flying with kids who use wheelchairs. From TSA mishandling to inaccessible planes and hotels, the hosts share deeply personal stories and offer practical solutions. They also spotlight a game-changing wheelchair-accessible seating initiative on planes and advocate for more empathy, better training, and informed customer service across the travel industry.

We explore:

▫️ TSA’s lack of training and stressful screening protocols

▫️ Emotional weight of traveling with a disabled family member

▫️ Airlines damaging 10,000+ mobility devices per year

▫️ Why 70% of disabled Americans avoid flying

▫️ What real accessibility should look like—and what’s changing

  continue reading

29 episodes

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Manage episode 519977270 series 3671932
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In this episode of Driven by Purpose, Evan, Mike, and Isaac dive into the challenges of air travel for people with disabilities, especially families flying with kids who use wheelchairs. From TSA mishandling to inaccessible planes and hotels, the hosts share deeply personal stories and offer practical solutions. They also spotlight a game-changing wheelchair-accessible seating initiative on planes and advocate for more empathy, better training, and informed customer service across the travel industry.

We explore:

▫️ TSA’s lack of training and stressful screening protocols

▫️ Emotional weight of traveling with a disabled family member

▫️ Airlines damaging 10,000+ mobility devices per year

▫️ Why 70% of disabled Americans avoid flying

▫️ What real accessibility should look like—and what’s changing

  continue reading

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