For Wheelchair Users, Flying Can Be Stressful And Humiliating: ‘They’re Not Being Treated In A Very Humane Way’

For those who use a wheelchair, the struggle that comes with flying can be disheartening. “You’re basically giving disabled people yet another reason to feel like society wants us shut into our homes and doesn’t want us going anywhere," says Emily Ladau, a disability rights activist. In other public health news: Huntington's disease, the HIV epidemic, salad and E. coli, obesity, mental health and more.

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