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Jetstar In Good Company Discriminating Against Passengers With Disabilities

April 19th, 2011

The UK Telegraph just reported that the European Union is under pressure to enforce equality rules on airlines. It appears that it's not just Jetstar that is discriminating against passengers with disabilities. It is enough of a problem in Europe that a complaint was lodged by Shuaib Chalklen - a wheelchair user who happens to be a United Nations Disability Rights Monitor.

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Jetstar Shows Pattern Of Discrimination Against People With Disabilities

April 14th, 2011

Just a couple days after we heard that Jetstar had refused passage to two wheelchair users because they didn't have "carers", we learn that Jetstar refused to carry 6 out of 8 wheelchair using paralympians.

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Jetstar Is Screwing Up For People With Disabilities, Again

April 12th, 2011

I recently wrote about Jetstar continually failing passengers with disabilities. They've done it again. Close Up, a NZ current affair show, reports the story of two wheelchair users held back from flying because they didn't have "carers".

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ADA Amendments Act - Changes to Definition of Disability

March 25th, 2011

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has just announced the final regulations to the ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA), in order to simplify and clarify the definition of "disability". This is important stuff.

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Rebuilding Christchurch - An Opportunity For Accessibility

March 21st, 2011

Christchurch went through two devastating earthquakes in 6 months, and thousands of "smaller" quakes. People are now looking at rebuilding. It will be costly, but this is an opportunity for Chrischurch to become the most accessible city in New Zealand.

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