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Assistive Devices

An assistive device is any piece of equipment that assists a passenger with a disability to cope with the effects of his or her disability. Such devices are intended to assist a passenger with a disability to hear, see, communicate, maneuver, or perform other functions of daily life. Below is a non-exhaustive list of assistive devices that you may encounter.

Select the devices below to learn more about a particular device:

CPAP
Crutches
hearing aid
manual wheelchair
Medication
POC Machine
Prosthetic Limb
Powered Wheelchair
Walker
Walking Cane