Re: Air Travel/Doctor's letter

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It helps to mention the ADA in your letter someplace and call your RLS a

disability, under the American's with Disabilities Act. I get priority

seating because I use a serve/assistance dog, but as I also have RLS, I have

to get up a lot and have lots of leg room for the dog and me. I usually am

placed at the bulkhead with an empty seat beside me if possible... and an

aisle seat is my preference so I don't have to step me and the dog over

someone else's feet is the bulkhead is 3-4 seats wide. It helps also to

call the airlines in advance and notify them of your condition and needs.

They will bump other's seating for your needs if the other person has not

specified needs specifically, except for preferences.

Nat Dean, Santa Fe, NM

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>To: RLS rlssupport (AT) onelist (DOT) com>

>Subject: Air Travel/Doctor's letter

>Date: Wed, May 12, 1999, 7:26 AM

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> re: long air flight to Tokyo

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> Thanks- everyone who has written in with travel tips. Now.... can you

> teach me Japanese in six weeks?

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> But seriously. I will ask my neurologist for a letter to describe my

> condition. Does anyone have a 'sample' letter (with personal info

> eradicated) that I could use to make sure I'll get a letter that's

> useful. For example, did your letter specifically ask for priority seating?

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> Thanks again.

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> Margaret 47

> Alberta, Canada

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