Travel should be accessible to all of us

Imagine losing your independence nearly every time you travel ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ [Easterseals: Donate Now!]( [Image of Cory Lee]( Friend, Planning all trips six to 12 months in advance? Your independence, mobility, and safety taken away by airlines on about half of your plane trips? That sounds like a nightmare, but for people with disabilities, like disability advocate Cory Lee, it’s the reality. Even since the passage of the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) in 1990, travelers with disabilities regularly face difficulties like this. [Will you give $25 or more to Easterseals now to help us ensure that ALL forms of transportation are more accessible to people with disabilities and hold air travel companies accountable for their treatment of customers with disabilities?]( [GIVE NOW]( On a recent episode of our “Everything You Know About Disability Is Wrong” podcast, wheelchair user and disability advocate Cory Lee said that he must plan his trips six to 12 months in advance – and he shared that airlines damage his wheelchair on about HALF of all his plane trips. But travel doesn’t have to be this hard for 1 in 4 Americans with disabilities, friend. The biggest problem we face today is that travel companies do not uphold existing standards – and commercial air travel is exempt from the protections afforded to travelers by the ADA. That’s why travel, especially air travel, continues to be inefficient, unreliable, and even dangerous for people with disabilities. But thanks to people like you, we’re making enormous progress in improving access. And with your financial support today, we can ensure that planes, trains, buses, and all other forms of transportation can connect ALL of us to family, friends, opportunities, and limitless possibilities. So please: [Give $25 or more now to help us make America, and the world, a more accessible and safe place for ALL of us.]( [GIVE NOW]( Thank you. – Team Easterseals P.S. [Check out our recent episode of “Everything You Know About Disability Is Wrong” to hear how guest Cory Lee visited all seven continents as a wheelchair user – and learn about all the latest issues facing travelers with disabilities.](jtk1428-fr-nd&utm_campaign=202409EOM&utm_medium=email&utm_source=fr&autologin=true) Easterseals 141 W. Jackson Blvd, Suite 1400A, Chicago, IL 60604 | 800-221-6827 (toll-free) Easterseals and its affiliate organizations are 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations. This message was sent to: {EMAIL} [Unsubscribe]( | [Update]( | [Privacy Policy]( | [Donate](