Airlines/Wheelchair Batteries

[wccd at u.washington.edu]

NW PVA is connected to Access to the Skies.  Their phone number is 
241-1843, address is 616 SW 152nd, Seattle, 98166.  They have email, but 
I don't know that address.

Karen

On Sat, 9 Mar 1996, Carole Isakson wrote:

> Date: Sat, 9 Mar 1996 06:07:34 -0800 (PST)
> From: Carole Isakson <carole at eskimo.com>
> To: Statewide forum on assisitive-technology issues
     <wash-at at u.washington.edu>
> Subject: Re: Airlines/Wheelchair Batteries
> 
> I spoke to a representative from a wheelchair manufacturer recently who told
> me that there is an organization called 'Access to the Skies' that is made
> up of airline companies and airplane manufacturers. This group meets to work
> on issues of wheelchair accessibility on planes. He also said that the FAA
> has a published list of wheelchair batteries that are acceptable on flights.
> I made a brief attempt on Friday to track down some information on 'Access
> to the Skies' at Boeing, without any luck. But I will pursue this next week.
> Does anyone out there know about this organization? 
> Carole Isakson
> 
>