This lanyard facilitates easier travel for people with disabilities


The Hidden Disabilities Sunflower has become a recognised resource for people with invisible disabilities. Photo: Instagram/Invisibledisabilityire

The experience of modern air travel is so nightmarish that many families who have children with disabilities forego flying entirely, trading the speed of flight for multiday car rides to avoid the many pain points associated with planes and airports.

This had long been the case for Americans Ryan and Erin Kinder, whose son Kasen is on the autism spectrum and did not fly until he turned 14.

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