The Birmingham, Alabama Airport Authority’s goal is to make air travel less overwhelming for people with autism and similar conditions. Their new sensory room was developed in partnership with a children’s autism nonprofit group. According to this report, “the addition makes Birmingham Shuttlesworth International Airport the second airport in the country with a sensory room and the first in the nation with such a room designed for autism but also PTSD, dementia and other conditions.
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Virgin Airlines Program Helps Passengers with Hidden Disabilities
Virgin Atlantic’s latest customer service initiative was developed after research showed 20% of those who fly have a disability, and 70% of these people have a hidden disability. READ MORE
New Digital ‘Card Decks’ Help Special Needs Travelers Navigate Las Vegas Airport
The in-airport travel app provides step-by-step instructions to walk a person through the airport in a way that’s easy to understand. McCarran will be the first in the nation to use it. READ MORE
Unlocking the Key to Travel for Families with Autism
Travel is particularly difficult for many families with autistic children. Learn how VillaKey, a Miami-based company, has created a trusted portfolio of autism-friendly vacation homes. READ MORE
The Tribulations of Travel with an Autistic Child
As part of her regular column, U.K.-based equal rights and accessibility campaigner Emma Spagnola (left) describes the experience of taking her six-year-old son Mason, who is autistic, abroad on holidays. Traveling with children is never easy but add the ‘A’ word onto that and it is incredibly hard, she says. Find out more about the hurdles that she faces. READ MORE
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