In the year of its 20th anniversary, the Federal Disability Discrimination Act is under scrutiny thanks to a 78-year old woman taking on an airline policy of not flying more than two people in wheelchairs on the same plane.
The veteran disability rights campaigner, Sheila King, 78, is undaunted by the barrage of hateful comments that followed her unsuccessful court action against Jetstar for its ''two wheelchair'' policy.
A 78-year-old woman has lost her lawsuit against Jetstar over the airline's refusal to allow her on a flight between Adelaide and Brisbane because she was confined to a wheelchair.
What is apparent from NSW government figures is something that has been known to many for years: a response from a drug detection dog is not a reasonable indication that a person is in possession of a prohibited drug ("Sniffer dogs get it wrong four out of five times", December 12).
Jetstar is appearing in a Federal court this week, in a matter concerning passenger Sheila King who is seeking a declaration that the airlines two’s wheelchair policy is discriminatory.