Wheelchair Traveler Survey

This travel survey will help us understand the concerns and baseline safety knowledge of those wheelchair users who travel on airplanes, trains, buses, cruise ships or stay in hotels. Thank you for taking a few minutes to share your thoughts with us in these 12 questions! The ADAPTS Team

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* 1. Choose which best describes you:

Wheelchair user

Travel companion of a wheelchair user

I don't travel

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* 2. About how many flights do you take per year?

0 to 5

6 to 10

11 to 25

more than 25 per year

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* 3. What are your concerns about traveling? (choose all that apply)

The hassle of traveling in general such as delays, security, missing connections, etc.

How will my wheelchair be handled and returned to me?

How will I be helped off in an emergency?

I don't travel because of the hassles.

I am afraid to fly, but I will travel on a train, bus, or cruise ship.

Other (please specify)

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* 4. When you board an airplane, do you always board ahead of other passengers to get settled?

Yes or most of the time

No or not usually

Not applicable

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* 5. About what percentage of the time do you receive a briefing from the crew about how best to help you evacuate the aircraft in an emergency?

Always

Sometimes

Never

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* 6. What do you understand the plan to be if you were to need help in an emergency evacuation from an airplane? (choose all that apply)

I will have to rely on fellow passengers or a travel companion to help me.

I expect the crew to help me off the airplane.

I am not aware of a device or plan for me to escape urgently.

Other (please specify)

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* 7. If you generally choose a window seat, have you given thought to how passengers or the crew would would be able to get into your row to help you exit in an emergency?

I hadn't thought about it.

Yes, it is a concern of mine.

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* 8. If you generally choose an aisle seat, have you given thought to how the passengers in the middle or window seat would be able to access the center aisle in an emergency if you couldn't move?

I hadn't thought about it.

Yes, it is a concern of mine.

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* 9. Are you aware that tests for aircraft airworthiness require that all passengers be able to be evacuated in less than 90 seconds with half the emergency exits open and usable?

News to me! I was unaware of this.

Yes, I am aware of that and I am concerned 90 seconds is not enough time for me.

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* 10. If you had a portable assistive device that you could pack for use in the event of an emergency evacuation from an airplane, train, bus, hotel room, or cruise ship, would that product appeal to you? (Choose all that apply.)

Yes, I would be interested in this product.

No, this product would not interest me.

I would be more inclined to travel (or travel more) if such a device were available.

The airlines, cruise lines, bus lines, train operators, and hotels/cruise ships should supply such a device for my use when I travel.

I don't think such a product is necessary.

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* 11. Have you ever needed to escape from any mode of transportation or a hotel room/cruise ship in an emergency?

No, I have never had a travel emergency.

Yes, I have been involved in an emergency evacuation as a wheelchair user.

If yes, would you be willing to provide us with the details of your situation? If so, please write your email here and we will contact you.

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* 1. Choose which best describes you:

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* 2. About how many flights do you take per year?

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* 3. What are your concerns about traveling? (choose all that apply)

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* 4. When you board an airplane, do you always board ahead of other passengers to get settled?

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* 5. About what percentage of the time do you receive a briefing from the crew about how best to help you evacuate the aircraft in an emergency?

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* 6. What do you understand the plan to be if you were to need help in an emergency evacuation from an airplane? (choose all that apply)

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* 7. If you generally choose a window seat, have you given thought to how passengers or the crew would would be able to get into your row to help you exit in an emergency?

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* 8. If you generally choose an aisle seat, have you given thought to how the passengers in the middle or window seat would be able to access the center aisle in an emergency if you couldn't move?

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* 9. Are you aware that tests for aircraft airworthiness require that all passengers be able to be evacuated in less than 90 seconds with half the emergency exits open and usable?

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* 10. If you had a portable assistive device that you could pack for use in the event of an emergency evacuation from an airplane, train, bus, hotel room, or cruise ship, would that product appeal to you? (Choose all that apply.)

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* 11. Have you ever needed to escape from any mode of transportation or a hotel room/cruise ship in an emergency?

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* 12. What other concerns would you like to share with us?