55 Earn their “Wings” at Wings for All 2023

The Arc, VersAbility Resources, Norfolk International Airport, and American Airlines co-hosted 55 participants at Wings for All® on Saturday, March 25.

The Wings program is a chance for people with autism or intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) and their families to rehearse the airport experience and board an airplane, many for the first time.

The Arc founded Wings for All in 2014 with the goal of helping to alleviate the stress of air travel with practice and to educate airport and airline personnel and TSA on ways to improve the experience for passengers of all ages with autism spectrum disorders and I/DD.