Ryanair has a history of unfortunate policies regarding passengers with disabilities. In 2003 the airline was sued for charging for wheelchair assistance:
Ryanair loses disability ruling.
This suit was part of the reason for the recent
EU anti-discrimination ruling.
Originally Posted by thebug622
If the airline was told in advance of the size of the group and denied them seating then they should have compensated them for room and board
In fact, the airline was advised of the size of the group:
Originally Posted by BBC News
Katherine Hurst, from Norwich, said she had called Ryanair on 20 January to check that there were no travel restrictions placed on the group.
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Mrs Hurst said when she was asked if the group needed assistance she said they did not, and was told to go ahead and book.
She said when the party arrived at Stansted in September they checked in as normal, were given priority boarding and took their seats.
Originally Posted by Sydny
he following is a partial explanation of the rules for "non-abled body", to wit:
§ 382.1 Purpose.
The purpose of this part is to implement the Air Carrier Access Act of 1986 (49 U.S.C. 41705), which provides that no air carrier may discriminate against any otherwise qualified individual with a disability, by reason of such disability, in the provision of air transportation.
Here you are quoting the Air Carrier Access Act, which only applies to US carriers, so Ryanair does not fall under its jurisdiction.
Unfortunately, there is institutionalized discrimination by many air carriers. Apparelyzed.com has a
useful list of airline idiosyncracies for checking out an airline you may be interested in.