Heathrow Airport recreates departure day 4x a year for young man with autism
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Re: Heathrow Airport recreates departure day 4x a year for young man with autism
#2Little things like this restore my faith in humanity :D
Re: Heathrow Airport recreates departure day 4x a year for young man with autism
#3I wonder how accommodating Logan is in Boston. Or JFK for that matter. Flying internationally via JFK (in my completely subjective assessment) is actually less painful than flying between destinations in the U.S. Flying locally can be a nightmare and a half for most able-bodied folks.
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#4I'm curious if things like Google Glass or any kind of AR device will help with people like this in the future.
For example, if the store is a Dixon's.. modifying the signage before he walks in as to make him believe it's the HMV?
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#5Logistically, this is a pretty big expense; there must be a significant number of people involved to make this happen, considering the likely FAA regulations concerning flight numbers.
Hats off to both the airport staff for being willing and able to make this as seamless as it sounds like it is, and to the parents who realized the importance of making this a priority for their child.
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#6I'm curious if things like Google Glass or any kind of AR device will help with people like this in the future. For example, if the store is a Dixon's.. modifying the signage before he walks in as to make him believe it's the HMV?
I think this would do a bit of a disservice to the disabled person. I'd think creating a somewhat dishonest alternate or augmented reality is a recipe for disaster. (What happens when he takes the glasses off and realizes that everything he has come to know is suddenly different?)
If the person can fully grasp the differences (and realizes that what they are seeing isn't reality), then I could completely be on board with that.
Re: Heathrow Airport recreates departure day 4x a year for young man with autism
#7I'm curious if things like Google Glass or any kind of AR device will help with people like this in the future. For example, if the store is a Dixon's.. modifying the signage before he walks in as to make him believe it's the HMV?
Relevant fictional short movie (6 minutes) about a future where AR is used to make people's surroundings seem better:
http://vimeo.com/7306050
Re: Heathrow Airport recreates departure day 4x a year for young man with autism
#8Who paid for this? I frequently fly from Heathrow and it's a horrible airport, run into service problems almost every time. Yet they can do all this for one person.
Re: Heathrow Airport recreates departure day 4x a year for young man with autism
#9Who paid for this? I frequently fly from Heathrow and it's a horrible airport, run into service problems almost every time. Yet they can do all this for one person.
What are your specific problems? Lines at security? Delayed flights when the visibility is one inch?
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#10Who paid for this? I frequently fly from Heathrow and it's a horrible airport, run into service problems almost every time. Yet they can do all this for one person.
Most likely covered under the disability laws in the UK. It doesn't seem to make anyone go that far out of their way if there's enough warning in advance.