{"id":142113,"date":"2023-07-27T12:30:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-27T12:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/?p=142113"},"modified":"2023-07-27T21:56:01","modified_gmt":"2023-07-27T21:56:01","slug":"united-becomes-first-u-s-airline-to-add-braille-to-aircraft-cabin-interiors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/en\/2023\/07\/united-becomes-first-u-s-airline-to-add-braille-to-aircraft-cabin-interiors.html","title":{"rendered":"United becomes first U.S. airline to add Braille to aircraft cabin interiors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

United Airlines<\/strong> thursday became the first U.S. airline to add Braille to aircraft interiors, helping millions of travelers with visual disabilities more easily navigate the cabin independently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The airline currently has equipped about a dozen aircraft with Braille markings for individual rows and seat numbers as well as inside and outside the lavatories. United expects to outfit its entire mainline fleet with Braille by the end of 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Finding your seat on a plane or getting to the restroom is something most of us take for granted, but for millions of our customers, it can be a challenge to do independently,” said Linda Jojo, Executive Vice President, Chief Customer Officer for United. “By adding more tactile signage throughout our interiors, we’re making the flying experience more inclusive and accessible, and that’s good for everyone.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2192 United Airlines posts record quarterly profit<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to adding Braille, United is working with the National Federation of the Blind (NFB), the American Council of the Blind (ACB) and other disability advocacy groups to explore the use of other tactile navigational aids throughout the cabin such as raised letters, numbers and arrows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We applaud United for taking an important step toward making its aircraft more accessible to blind passengers,” said NFB President Mark Riccobono. “The flight experience is often frustrating for a number of reasons, one of which is the amount of information that is available exclusively through printed signs and other visual indicators”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the eighth-straight year, United was recognized as a Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion and earned a top score on the Disability Equality Index benchmarking tool, a joint initiative of the American Association of People with Disabilities and Disability:IN, to advance the inclusion of people with disabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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