The Seattle-Tacoma International Airport appears to be the first in the nation to offer green Lanyards printed with yellow sunflowers that symbolize a “hidden disability” such as dementia, hearing loss, post-traumatic stress disorder or autism. It is part of a new pilot program at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, reports USnews.com. The easy-to-spot sunflower lanyards are meant to assist workers in identifying people with invisible disabilities. Help could be in the form of an agent coming around a high counter to be closer to someone with hearing loss. Or in the case of autism, the lanyard could alert a worker that a child might be highly sensitive to crowds or touch.
OUR TAKE: While reviews of the lanyard program have been sunny in the U.K., the forecast is a little stormy in the case of the Seattle lanyard pilot program. Critics argue that being tagged as different is exactly what some people don’t want, which seems somewhat petty given that the ID’s are free to those who want them and can be quite useful for families with young children who want to pre-board their flights to avoid possible anxiety incidents.
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