Originally Posted by Bart
Seems to me that a copy of your prescription or other documentation showing the medically-related reason for wearing orthotics would allow the checkpoint supervisor the ability to mitigate the restriction in your case.
I hope you are right Bart. It might cost me a few bucks to get the doc to write a note but it would be much better than being forced to fly without the orthotics. I'll report back on how it goes here if there still isn't sufficient clarity on this issue by the time I fly.