Children with Disabilities Get Their Own Airline TravelChair
Jan 11, 2014 1:40:49 GMT -8
Post by Lαrα on Jan 11, 2014 1:40:49 GMT -8
This is a great development, enabling children with severe disabilities to travel by air in a specially adapted seat/chair 
''Another problem people with disabilities face in travel is the issue of the travel itself. In general, the seats on airlines are not designed to provide proper posture or foot support for the traveler with a disability. This becomes a particular issue for children who have severe disabilities—airline seats aren’t shaped for children to begin with, which only exacerbates the problem for a child with a disability.''
This is all about to change, however. The UK-based charity design and manufacture corporation MERU has unveiled a new TravelChair specifically updated and designed for the airline traveler from 3 to 11 years of age. The chair is an upgrade on a previous model and is adjustable to each user to ensure maximum support and comfort no matter how long the flight is. The chair weighs about 6kg (just over 13 lbs.) and can even fold in half to fit into an overhead compartment.
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