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From: Paula.Mack@f210.n273.z1.fidonet.org (Paula Mack)
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Subject: Re: Emergency exits
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Date: 10 Jul 90 20:24:07 GMT
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[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]

     Hi Phil, I won't quote your message because of its length, but I've
been staying out of this discussion thus far; trying to sort out my
feelings on this issue enough to be able to verbalize it.  Anyway, you
said exactly what I would have said.  I just would like to add one
thing.  Although I wouldn't like to have the responsibility of sitting
in an exit row, and as you said, it probably would not be the wisest
place for a blink or a person in a wheelchair and also probably people
with certain other problems which might limit movement, I do however
think that we are as blind people being slighted.
     I only say this because they allow passengers who have been
drinking, passengers who are elderly, and passengers who may not be able
to read the emmergency directions to sit there.  And it just seems to me
that whatever rules they want to have regarding this issue should
prohibit those people from sitting there as well, not just the blind.
     It seems reasonable to me for them to come out with a ruling that
allows only airline personel to sit there.  If they did that, I think
everyone would be safer.
     Oh well, so much for my two cents.

                                        Paula

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