Spring 2025: 

The MLO Minute: “WINGS FOR AUTISM RETURNS TO PHILADELPHIA” — 

By Michael Connolly, Esq., Supervising Partner of the Special Education Department — 

Many individual intellectual disabilities (“ID”) and developmental disabilities (“DD”) experience significant challenges accessing many places and engaging in routine activities that many of us take for granted. For example, public transportation can be an overwhelming event for many with ID/DD.  The rehearsal program, Wings for Autism through the Arc of Philadelphia, will be returning to the Philadelphia Airport this May and will provide an amazing opportunity for individuals with autism and other intellectual and developmental disabilities to practice entering the airport, obtaining a boarding pass, going through security, and boarding a plane.

For more information, please see below. 

 

Wings for Autism is back!

Landing May 3rd at the Philadelphia International Airport

 

WHEN: 9am on Saturday, May 3, 2025

WHERE: Philadelphia International Airport

COST: Free

 

Making the Skies Friendlier for Everyone

Part of living a full life in the community includes being able to travel to faraway locations for both work and pleasure. People with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) are entitled to this piece of community participation—just like anyone else—and should be able to navigate air transit comfortably to experience the same opportunities as every other traveler.

 

2025 Wings for Autism is coming to PHL Airport

Wings for Autism/Wings for All is an airport rehearsal program designed specifically for individuals with Autism or other intellectual disabilities.  Families are giving the opportunity to practice all steps involved in air travel including:

• Entering the airport
• Obtaining a boarding pass
• Going through TSA security
• Boarding a Frontier Airlines plane (that does not take off)

 

Please only register if you can commit to attend the event

There are a limited number of slots to board the plane and the opportunity is for those that will definitely attend. Click here to join the waiting list: https://fs30.formsite.com/wingsforautism/af14ktttmf/index

 

For more information

Visit TheArc.org/Wings or email MHouldin@ArcPhiladelphia.org