Carly Fleischmann
is a 17-year-old author who has a form of autism that prevents her from
speaking. Doctors said she would never intellectually develop beyond
the abilities of a small child, but Carly eventually began using a
computer to communicate and now carries an iPad with her so she can "talk" on the go.
Last week, a flight attendant asked Carly to
put away her iPad before a flight, something she says had never happened
before, even though she travels often for media and autism
advocacy-related reasons. Carly explained that she needed it to
communicate, but the fight attendant still insisted that she put it in
the front of her seat, out of her reach, due to FAA regulations that
require passengers to turn off electronic devices during take-off and
landing.
Thursday, August 16, 2012
Airline iPad Policy Sparks Disability Debate
Labels:
American Airlines,
augmentative communication,
Autism,
Communication,
FAA,
iPad
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