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“Flying with my daughter Mai isn’t easy”

Look at this photo here. It shows a family, like thousands of others, happy and smiling, on holiday somewhere abroad. Similarly to all those thousands of other families, mine loves vacationing in foreign lands. It’s just that in our case, one of our family members has special needs. My youngest daughter Mai is ten, and absolutely wonderful. She’s sensitive, beautiful, and smart, as well as coping with a rare genetic disorder, Williams syndrome, which she encounters with her daughter, in the hope that next time you see a family like hers, you may be more understanding and compassionate \ By Hadas Cohen You will surely have come across a family with a special needs child in an airport or onboard a plane. You may have noticed their disability, or perhaps not and might have wondered why they jumped the line at the boarding gate. Hadas Cohen, mother to a special needs child, shines a light on the difficulties

Good to know EL AL offers accessible travel for those with special needs EL AL service counters help special needs passengers with a variety of matters, from booking flights to making a call. Wheelchairs are made available for passengers with mobility issues, guide dogs can board planes, and assistance is ensured on medical flights. EL AL is committed to making your flight as comfortable and pleasant as possible, from the moment you get to Ben Gurion airport and onboard the plane until it reaches destination. For further details and information, log onto: elal.com/eng/specialneeds/ accessible-travel

24 ATMOSPHERE DECEMBER 2022

Photos: Courtesy of the family