In August 2018, the Paralyzed Veterans of America filed suit against the U.S. Transportation Department to force the implementation of regulations that require single-aisle planes to have wheelchair accessible lavatories. These regulations, originally outlined in the Air Carrier Access Act of 1986, have been stalled ever since, with only wide-body jets required to have accessible restrooms since 1990. This lawsuit and the changes it seeks to compel are long overdue — but they don’t go far enough.

Most non-disabled people have no idea how unfriendly the skies can be for travelers with disabilities. They don’t realize that most domestic flights use narrow-body, single-aisle planes — meaning under current regulations, the vast majority of wheelchair users do not have access to a restroom for hours at a time.

Read more about the problem of no accessible bathrooms on airplanes on The Mighty.

Imagine being stuck in an airport or airplane, physically unable to move yourself because someone broke your wheelchair. According to disability advocates, it’s not an uncommon scenario for people in wheelchairs, and many avoid air travel because of it. 

Airlines are already keeping track of how many wheelchairs they lose, break or mishandle. But that information will be available to the public through the department of transportation as early as January.

Read more about the $10 million federal lawsuit pending against United Airlines after they broke the $40,000 wheelchair of Hailey Schmidt

Model Nyle DiMarco, who happens to be deaf, documented an airline inexplicably presenting him with a wheelchair at an airport on Tuesday. 

The winner of reality competitions Dancing With the Stars and America’s Next Top Model indicated that he hadn’t requested the chair.

Not a clear video but apparently being deaf at an airport means I need a wheelchair. pic.twitter.com/fmFn1CsSv2

— Nyle DiMarco (@NyleDiMarco) December 19, 2018

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