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Paraplegic football coach claims to have been forced to scoot down aisle, off of United flight

Saturday, January 5, 2019
Paraplegic football coach claims to have been forced to scoot down aisle, off of United flight
A paraplegic high school football coach from California is claiming he had to scoot down the aisle of a United Airlines plane in order to make his flight because the airline failed to provide proper accommodation.
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