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Bill aims to improve air travel for passengers with disabilities

The Mobile Act would track damaged mobility aids and spur research on designing planes that allow passengers to stay in those aids when flying

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May 5, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. EDT
The Mobile Act was introduced in the Senate by Sens. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), seen here at an event in Maryland, and John Thune (R-S.D.). (Bill O'Leary/The Washington Post)
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Passengers with disabilities have described harrowing problems during air travel, including bungled security screenings, risky transfers onto planes, and lost and damaged wheelchairs.

Their plight has caught the attention of Congress, where bipartisan bills focused on improving air travel for people with disabilities are being introduced in both the House and Senate.