Aaron Baker – Shield HealthCare’s Spinal Cord Injury Lifestyle Specialist – covers the basics of airport travel with a chair, from the airport check in to his bulkhead seat! Get some great tips from Aaron, who has been using a wheelchair for over 17 years, about how to travel with a disability.
You can find a written article about air travel with a spinal cord injury here.
Aaron gives tips on:
- What to pack and how to pack it (bring two carry-on bags: one to wear and one that rolls)
- When to arrive at the airport and how to get around once there
- Using the Priority Access Line and going through security
- Arriving at the gate and asking for assistance
- Removing items from your chair and transferring to the aisle chair
- How to communicate to the airline assistants and the flight attendants regarding your condition and any flight connections you may have
For more information, see related articles and resources below:
- How to Safely Catheterize in a Public Restroom | Ask Aaron
- Spasticity & Spasms: Part 1 – Insight Into My Spastic Paralysis
- Mobility in the City Video: Los Angeles – with Aaron Baker, Spinal Cord Injury Lifestyle Specialist
- Preventing Catheter Associated UTIs (CAUTI) Webinar Video/Slides
- Getting Started With Male External Catheters
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I have been paralyzed from the waist down since 2013. I’ve been steadily gaining weight since then, and I’m starting to get self-conscious about it, especially since people already stare at me in my wheelchair. What are some exercises, things I can do to help me lose this extra weight?
