Disabled man rebukes Southwest Airlines for failing to accommodate his medical device
A man in a wheelchair says Southwest Airlines wouldn't fly him to his destinatio – a move the airline says it took because it couldn't handle his specialized lift device. Jon Morrow, who is paralyzed from the neck down, has brittle bones and a fused spine. He that he requires a specialized lift to be safely moved from his wheelchair to a seat as it is extremely dangerous for him to be lifted by hand. Morrow said that U.S. airlines, including Southwest, do not provide appropriate lifts, so he purchased a $15,000 Eagle lift himself. "It's a ...
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