Blind couple refused entry to plane because they 'can't see the safety instructions'
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[B]Two blind friends said they felt "disgusted" after being refused flights because of safety concerns.[/B]
[URL]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-22365898[/URL]
does anyone actually read them?
They always go over safety instructions verbally anyway.
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Don't think this image is the best of them together
I instantly thought it was an American airline.
What? That's flippin' absurd. When I was flying home on leave once, there was a blind woman being led by an escort to the terminal. Since I was in uniform, they just sat her next to me and asked that I help her out in the event that she needed anything.
It makes no sense to bar them entry to the flight when there is an entire planeload of people, both the flight staff and other passengers, who are happy to help out.
I'm sorry, but..
Lauren [I]Wigglesworth[/I]?
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Don't think this image is the best of them together[/QUOTE]
Wow, he's in for a shock if he ever gets his vision back.
[QUOTE=peepin;40492518][IMG]http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/67348000/jpg/_67348777_blindcouple.jpg[/IMG]
Don't think this image is the best of them together[/QUOTE]
they weren't refused entry because they were blind
they were refused entry because everyone else on the plane WASN'T blind
The issue wasn't that they couldn't read the instructions (they always read them to everyone anyway), it was that thay couldn't put on a life jacket and oxygen mask without assistance.
Which is still kinda silly. I mean you could always just tell them how to do it or give them one and give a bit of hands-on instructing. And there's lots of other people on board to assist them anyway.
[QUOTE=Wolfos;40492861]And there's lots of other people on board to assist them anyway.[/QUOTE]
some would probably think twice before helping
[QUOTE=Zinayzen;40492833]they weren't refused entry because they were blind
they were refused entry because everyone else on the plane WASN'T blind[/QUOTE]
hah hah abusing the handicapped and deformed is funny when they're ugly hah hah
You're an awful person.
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I know it's beyond the point but what happened to her face?
[QUOTE=peepin;40492518][IMG]http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/67348000/jpg/_67348777_blindcouple.jpg[/IMG]
Don't think this image is the best of them together[/QUOTE]
now that's a wigglesworth couple
[QUOTE=catbarf;40493668]Internet Forums for 400
Name something i can't take[/QUOTE]
what is a joke
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I know it's beyond the point but what happened to her face?[/QUOTE]
looks like a crash/explosion/somekind of accident
[QUOTE=catbarf;40493668]hah hah abusing the handicapped and deformed is funny when they're ugly hah hah
You're an awful person.[/QUOTE]
No one said abuse of anyone is funny
