Air Travel

Seventeen-year old Sally O'Neil is in a sense fighting City Hall. Well, technically she's fighting the Department of Transportation (DOT) and apparently the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), but I feel the results will be the same.

The issue?  Well, basically she wants to fly in her own wheelchair. She's not alone. I get a good amount of e-mail from other folks who want to do the same thing. 

Good news from down under. Virgin Blue recently amended their policy regarding wheelchair-users traveling solo. The result?  Now more wheelchair-users are free to fly Virgin Blue without having to shell out the extra bucks for an attendant to accompany them on their journey.