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Passengers in wheelchairs can't use most airplane washrooms. That could change (techxplore.com)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Passengers in wheelchairs can't use most airplane washrooms. That could change::With airplane bathrooms inaccessible to most people with disabilities, those who use wheelchairs have a necessary pre-flight routine: Dehydrate and hope for the best.

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[–] [email protected] 73 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

I looked into it, and apparently she spent months fighting with them to replace her wheelchair. In the meantime, she developed sores from being in a generic wheelchair, and she ended up needing two emergency surgeries, and either passed away due to complications, or due to the sores directly.

[–] [email protected] 31 points 10 months ago

What the fuck...