Media Resources

Recent Media

Selected recent media coverage involving Steven Fletcher, including the WestJet wheelchair accessibility case.

Recent Media

Selected recent coverage of Steven Fletcher’s public advocacy, accessibility work and current policy issues.

WestJet wheelchair accessibility case

Recent national and Manitoba coverage follows Steven Fletcher’s Canadian Transportation Agency challenge to WestJet’s power-wheelchair weight restriction and the broader accessibility issues raised by the case.

Canadian Press — WestJet ordered to scrap weight cap on power wheelchairs

National coverage of the Canadian Transportation Agency decision addressing WestJet’s 300-pound power-wheelchair limit following Fletcher’s complaint.

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Winnipeg Sun — How Steven Fletcher challenged WestJet over wheelchair rules

A Manitoba-focused look at Fletcher’s challenge to the wheelchair policy and why the case matters for accessible air travel.

Read the Winnipeg Sun story ↗