Wheelchair Daddy: My Wheelchair Is My Seat: Let Me Stay in It on Planes

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​My Wheelchair Is My Seat: Let Me Stay in It on Planes​

Published on May 18, 2026

A Simple Idea That Shouldn’t Be Revolutionary

My wheelchair is my seat, and I should be allowed to stay in it on planes. It’s a simple idea, but one that still hasn’t caught up with reality. Flying isn’t complicated because of the plane or the air travel itself—it’s everything that happens before takeoff. The transfers, the coordination, the waiting, and the uncertainty turn what should be a routine experience into something far more complicated than it needs to be.

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