Accessibility

MSP debuts enhanced accessibility programmes

Aira ASL (American Sign Language) and talk-to-text offer first-of-their-kind communication platforms for travellers who are deaf or hard of hearing

OAK deploys Aira visual interpretation app

San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport (OAK) will offer visual interpretation on-demand to blind and low-vision travellers via the Aira app

Gatwick celebrates UK accessibility first

London Gatwick has become the first UK airport to win Airports Council International’s (ACI) Level 1 Accessibility Enhancement Accreditation

ACI World expands accessible travel guidance

Airports Council International (ACI) World has launched a new guide dedicated to improving accessible travel for all passengers

Charter calls for inclusive future flight

The Equal Skies Charter is stressing the importance of addressing disability needs from the outset as the aviation industry embarks on a new era

Self-driving wheelchairs launch at AMS

As of this week, travellers with reduced mobility
at Schiphol can be brought to their gate by a self-driving wheelchair

Gatwick drives better accessibility

London Gatwick Airport has launched Detailed Access Guides, to help passengers needing assistance in navigating the airport

Menzies Aviation boosts accessibility

The global aviation services provider has added a series of accessibility tools to its careers and corporate websites

GLA to host accessibility tech trials

Innovative small businesses with ideas to improve accessibility for passengers are set to begin trials at Glasgow Airport (GLA)

Campaigner Joshua Wintersgill joins HAAG

Disability rights campaigner and ableMove founder Joshua Wintersgill has been appointed to the Heathrow Access Advisory Group (HAAG)

LaGuardia Terminal B wins accessibility plaudit

LaGuardia Terminal B is the first airline terminal in the United States to earn the Rick Hansen Foundation’s Gold accessibility certification

Hamad wins new ACI accreditation

Hamad International Airport (DOH) has won the Accessibility Enhancement Accreditation from Airports Council International (ACI) World