Thank you for confirming that. I think that may also be an issue - we have a TSO who assumed that a medical brace was metal and made a judgement based on that.

I really think that this falls into the need for TSA to better educate their staff on how to deal with medical issues. It appears that there is a general lack of basic knowledge (not that I expect people in this type of position to come to the job with previous knowledge) TSA has long claimed that they work with various groups to better the experience of the injured, disabled, and elderly, but it appears that there is still much work needed.

Even if you do set off the WTMD, there is a way to deal with medical issues without resorting to humiliation or bullying of the passenger. I have had a few encounters myself over the past year which were not acceptable.

After almost 10 years, it is very disturbing that these issues continue to arise with some regularity.