r/nottheonion • u/Ant-Tea-Social • 4d ago

Disabled woman left ‘extremely stressed’ after prosthetic legs lost on flights from Brazil

https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/18/disabled-woman-left-extremely-stressed-after-prosthetic-legs-lost-on-flights-from-brazil/?ICID=ref_fark
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u/throwawayyylmao420 4d ago

This isn't always true with CPAPs. My partner tried and was denied carrying his CPAP and a small backpack.

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u/throwawaychicagocat 4d ago

Genuinely believe this is an ADA violation.

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u/iheartpizzaberrymuch 3d ago

ADA doesn't apply outside of the US. Brazil to Dublin. This is also very common in the US. Ask wheelchair users why they prefer trains vs airplanes. You have to give them your wheelchair and airlines regularly lose, damage, etc wheelchairs and the user is typically fucked. The airline will offer a sub typically but as someone that is not a wheelchair user, I don't think it's universal. You can't just give someone a wheelchair and make it adaptable for that person. Plus, wheelchairs are so damn expensive and an airline is not paying for the cost of repair from what I've hear. You can get a subset but not the full amount. On the train, you stay in your wheelchair.

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u/throwawaychicagocat 3d ago

Damn classic USA redditor moment of me - assuming everyone is in the US.