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Airline Gets Record Fine for Mishandling Disabled Fliers

American Airlines Hit With
$50M Fine Over Disabled Fliers

Oct 23, 2024 10:10 AM CDT

American Airlines Hit With $50M Fine Over Disabled Fliers

It's a record payout over injuring passengers, damaging wheelchairs

(Newser) - The nation's largest airline has been hit with a $50 million fine for repeatedly violating rules intended to protect passengers with disabilities. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced the fine against American Airlines on Wednesday, saying it was 25 times larger than any other fine issued by the Department of...

Paralyzed on Football Field, He Became Advocate for Disabled

After Paralysis During Game,
He's Credited With Naming ADA

obituary

Mar 14, 2022 10:15 AM CDT

After Paralysis During Game, He's Credited With Naming ADA

Kent Waldrep, strong advocate for people with disabilities, dies at 67

(Newser) - Back in 1974, Kent Waldrep got tackled while running the ball for Texas Christian University and ended up paralyzed from the chest down for life, per AL.com . He died last month at age 67, and his obituaries are focused not so much on what happened during that game against...

Activists: Baldwin as Blind Man Treats 'Disability as Costume'

Boos for Alec Baldwin's
Role as a Blind Man

Jul 6, 2017 7:48 AM CDT

Boos for Alec Baldwin's Role as a Blind Man

Disability rights group likens portrayal to blackface

(Newser) - A disability rights organization that often takes Hollywood to task for casting able-bodied actors to play the physically challenged is slamming the upcoming movie Blind. The Ruderman Family Foundation faulted Alec Baldwin's portrayal as a novelist who loses his sight in a car crash, reports the Los Angeles Times ...

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