S5 Ep87: Why Can’t Wheelchairs Roll Onto Airplanes?

11/23/22 • 59 min

1 Listener

Curious Tourism: Responsible Travel Podcast

Wheelchair users around the globe are having some of the worst travel experiences imaginable, because aircrafts do not allow wheelchairs to roll right on. Most mobility devices have to be stowed in the cargo hold along with luggage.
But mobility devices aren’t just luggage. This system is resulting in thousands of dollars worth of damage to wheelchairs, and scary, uncomfortable experiences for travelers with disabilities.
We talk to Maayan Ziv and Chris Wood to unpack why inclusive air travel is lagging, how accessible air travel in a human right, and what legislation and changes are needed to make it possible for wheelchairs to roll right on.
GUESTS:
Maayan Ziv
Founder of the Access Now App. Disability Activist. Canada’s Top 40 under 40.
Find Maayan on Instagram here. (@maayanziv_)
Christopher Wood Bio
Founder of Flying Disabled and Air4All. Christopher lobbies and campaigns for the aviation industry and governments to make commercial airlines power wheelchair accessible.
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSOR, WORLD NOMADS!
Inspiration, opportunities and travel insurance to help you fuel your curiosity, find your journey and travel bravely. Check out www.worldnomads.com.
Benefits limits, conditions and exclusions apply. Be sure to read your policy wording.
If you're a fan of the show, don't forget to subscribe, rate and review Curious Tourism: Responsible Travel Podcast!
Read Erin's award-winning blog: https://pinatravels.org/
Follow us on social media @curioustourismpodSubscribe to Kattie's podcasting newsletter Pod the North, here.
SUPPORT US ON PATREON for as little as $5 a month!
CREDITS
Written and Hosted by: Erin Hynes
Producer: Kattie Laur
Music from Motion Array
Logo by Nicole Hall

Previous Episode

S5 Ep86: Why It’s So Hard to Travel Canada

Traveling within Canada is incredibly difficult. The quick options are expensive and the cheap options take FOREVER!
The transport landscape in Canada is extremely limited, which means that if you don’t have a car, there are barriers to get around. This is a problem not just for people in Canada, but for people who would like to visit and spend tourism dollars here.
Paris Marx joins us to help us understand why getting around Canada is so hard and the deep structural changes needed to create a sustainable mobility system that serves the public good.
GUEST:
Paris Marx is a socialist writer, podcast host of Tech Won't Save Us, and critic of tech futures.
Paris is the host of Tech Won’t Save Us, a weekly podcast that critiques the worldview of Silicon Valley. Their first book, Road to Nowhere: What Silicon Valley Gets Wrong about the Future of Transportation, is out now from Verso Books. Follow Paris on Twitter.
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSOR, WORLD NOMADS!
Inspiration, opportunities and travel insurance to help you fuel your curiosity, find your journey and travel bravely. Check out www.worldnomads.com.
Benefits limits, conditions and exclusions apply. Be sure to read your policy wording.
If you're a fan of the show, don't forget to subscribe, rate and review Curious Tourism: Responsible Travel Podcast!
Read Erin's award-winning blog: https://pinatravels.org/
Follow us on social media @curioustourismpodSubscribe to Kattie's podcasting newsletter Pod the North, here.
SUPPORT US ON PATREON for as little as $5 a month!
CREDITS
Written and Hosted by: Erin Hynes
Producer: Kattie Laur
Music from Motion Array
Logo by Nicole Hall

Next Episode

S5: UPDATE: New episode soon!

Hey Alpaca Pals! Life has been FLYING by these days and so we'll be a bit delayed with the release of our next episode. Instead of launching today, we'll have a brand new episode out this Friday. Thanks for your patience, we appreciate you!