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[–] masterspace@lemmy.ca 32 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

"We know, particularly as technology and societal expectations change, that our policies must continually evolve and

What a piece of shit victim blaming response.

Whoever said that should be forced to eat airline food for a decade for suggesting that this is an expectations problem caused by people suddenly expecting airlines not to treat people with disabilities like shit.

[–] JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca 18 points 2 years ago

At least they treat everyone equally (shitty)?

[–] MajorHavoc@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago

Neat. The airlines reached the "and find out" end of the equation.

I do not envy the next airline staff person who gets to stand up at an accessibility audit and say "please don't fine us, we're doing our best".

I bet the "we're doing our best" timeline just got a lot shorter in Canada (and rightly so).

[–] OpticalMoose@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Wow, Canada really is nicer. In the US, that wheelchair would have been smashed, and they'd cut her a check for like 30% of it's replacement cost.

[–] finthechat@kbin.social 9 points 2 years ago

In the US, some douchebag college hockey player would've thrown it down a staircase

[–] 21Cabbage@lemmynsfw.com 1 points 2 years ago

She did mention it had been damaged several times.