ALLEGATIONS OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST DISABLED AIR TRAVELERS SOAR.
A recent Wall Street Journal article reported on discrimination
against air travelers with disabilities. Complaints from individuals
with disabilities to the Department of Transportation have increased 81
percent in the past two years. While a report earlier this year from the
DOT's inspector INSPECTOR. The name given to certain officers whose duties are to examine and inspect things over which they have jurisdiction; as, inspector of bark , one who is by law authorized to examine bark for exportation, and to approve or disapprove of its quality. general concluded that airlines are doing a good
job of training employees to assist the disabled, it noted that airlines
"cannot apply enough emphasis in this area" given ongoing
problems reported by disabled travelers.
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