Engracia said in multiple interviews: “Mobility devices are an extension of our bodies. When they are damaged or destroyed, we become re-disabled. Until the airlines learn how to treat our devices with the care and respect they deserve, flying remains inaccessible.”
https://twitter.com/stevesilberman/status/1456475507222986756
So few non-disabled people seem to understand that #wheelchairs are not simply interchangeable. It's not like a kitchen chair or even a car you can just go out and buy off the lot. They are customized to the disabled person's body, an extension of the person, like a prosthetic.
If my wheelchair is ever damaged or stolen, I can't just go out and pick up another at some shop. I would need to make another custom order with the right specs for my body and condition, pay thousands, and wait for months for the replacement to arrive.
The idea that any established airline would not know these simple facts about wheelchairs and their use, and airlines *checks notes* "damage or destroy 29 wheelchairs per day", is negligence in the extreme.
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