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Senior Solicitor Mitchell Skipsey said blanket exclusions are preventing some people who use wheelchairs from accessing public areas.
December 19, 2024
Senior Solicitor Mitchell Skipsey said blanket exclusions are preventing some people who use wheelchairs from accessing public areas.
Senior Solicitor Sheetal Balakrishnan explained why this change will make a difference for people who rely on assistance dogs to fly.
Our client Rachael Fullerton said the changes will make travelling safely and independently easier for people who rely on assistance dogs.
After our client Rachael Fullerton brought her discrimination claim, Qantas agreed to change its processes.
A Sydney woman with disability has won better access for assistance dogs on Qantas flights following a Federal Court discrimination claim. The Justice and Equity
Senior Solicitor Sheetal Balakrishnan called upon the Australian Government to introduce national rules to improve accessibility to air travel.
JEC clients Emma Bennison and Graeme Innes shared how airlines and airports have discriminated against them.
Senior Solicitor Erin Turner Manners commented on to the Government’s Aviation White Paper.
With People with Disability Australia, we called for promised Aviation Disability Standards to be co-designed and independently enforced.
Disability advocate Akii Ngo has urged the aviation industry to lift accessibility standards after Jetstar apologised for an accident where they fell from a wheelchair.
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