Originally Posted by jazzman
If you are physically disabled, and require physical care which is not provided by FAs (help to bathroom, help eating, etc, if required) and they do not accommodate your attendant at no charge, you may have a claim under ACA that you have not been provided "equal access to a public accommodation".
Call the airline you're interested in flying and ask for their Air Carrier Act Compliance Officer.
Jazzman, you are a doll. That's exactly what she requires. She is inconsistently incontinent, and because she is so unstable, she requires help to get to and from the bathroom. She's afraid to lock the bathroom door, and so I have to help her to the bathroom and stand there while she goes.
She also requires epilepsy medication, so if her flight was diverted or delayed, she could end up with life-threatening seizures. Since's she's retarded, she cannot self-medicate.
Incidentally, she sounds like this dribbling, zoned-out pathetic mess. Not so. She is socially well trained, and (other than the fact that no one normal looks that innocent) looks pretty normal. But she clearly cannot fly alone.
Thanks again,
Rita