O Sally O'Neill o se teineititi e 17 tausaga le matua e maua i le cerebral palsy, ma na pau lava le mea e manaʻo ai pe a lele e mafai ona nofo i lona ia nofoa faʻataʻavalevale. O loʻo faʻasalalauina e Sally se tusi talosaga e valaʻau i le kamupani vaʻalele e faʻaleleia le tulaga muamua i le laina muamua e faʻatagaina ai pasese e le atoʻatoa tino o loʻo faʻaaogaina nofoa uili e nonofo ai pea ia latou lava nofoa faʻataʻavalevale aʻo lele.

"Ina ua maeʻa feutanaʻiga ma le tele o polofesa e iai manaʻoga faʻapitoa e iai le poto masani i le faʻaavanoaina ma le tulaga faʻasao o le saogalemu, na matou mautinoa ai o le 'O'Neill petition' o se taua taua e lagolago," o le tala lea a Brandon M. Macsata, o le faʻatonu sili o le Association mo Airline Passenger Rights. "O le faʻamalosia o tagata e le atoʻatoa le malosi e malaga e faʻaaoga ai tulaga le atoatoa pe a maua se isi auala saogalemu e le o gatasi ma mataupu faʻavae ua faataatia mai i le ADA [Amerika Disability Act]."

Na taua atili e Macsata e faapea, "O lenei talosaga ua talosagaina le nofoa muamua i le laina muamua o le vaalele e mafai ona aveese ma le mafai ona tuu i lalo-peʻa pe a manaʻomia e ofi ai se nofoa faataavalevale pe o kamupani vaalele fausia se fofo i lenei manaoga faanatinati. O le suia o nofoa e 1-2 i le vaalele o loʻo avea ma tupe faʻaalu e faʻaleleia atili ai femalagaiga i le ea mo tagata pasese e i ai manaʻoga faʻapitoa - aemaise ai lava tagata e maua i le papala.

Ina ia aʻoaʻo atili e uiga i le talosaga O'Neill, faʻamolemole faʻafesoʻotaʻi le UCP Family Support, 11731 NE Glenn Widing Drive, Portland, Oregon 97220, pe telefoni i le 503-777-4166 x.232. Mo nisi faʻamatalaga e uiga i le asosi mo pasese o pasese vaalele, faʻamolemole asiasi ane i le www.flyfriendlyskies.com pe faʻafesoʻotaʻi AAPR saʻo i [imeli puipuia].

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Macsata further stated, “This petition asks that the first seat in the first row of the airplane be removable with the capability to have tie-downs inserted when needed to accommodate a wheelchair or that the airlines develop a solution to this urgent need.
Sally is circulating a petition calling on the airline industry to modify the first seat in the first row to allow passengers with disabilities using wheelchairs to remain in their own wheelchairs during flight.
“Forcing people with disabilities to travel using non-disabled standards when safe alternatives are available is not consistent with the principles laid out in the ADA [Americans Disability Act].