| Source | Columbia Chronicle |
|---|---|
| Original Load Date | Dec. 10, 2025, 8:01 p.m. |
| Last Updated | Dec. 10, 2025, 8:01 p.m. |
| Original URL | https://columbiachronicle.com/opinion/trumps-decision-to-roll-back-wheelchair-protections-leaves-disabled-travelers-to-face-the-consequences/ |
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Every day in America, airlines break about 31 wheelchairs. Earlier this year,
mine was one of them.
I watched as an Aer Lingus employee rolled my wheelchair up the jet bridge —
and hours later, in Dublin on a study abroad trip, it was returned to me broken.
When an airline damages a wheelchair, i...