Alan Day February 7, 2025 No Comments

We’re beyond excited to share some amazing news! Autism Double-Checked was recently featured on CBS News’ The Uplift, a show dedicated to celebrating stories that inspire and make a difference. The segment highlights one of our favorite events – an Autism Flies event at Bradley International Airport, in collaboration with Breeze Airways, which is proudly Autism Double-Checked certified!

The video showcases the incredible impact of our partnership with Breeze Airways and the positive changes it brings to travelers in the autism community. Through the Autism Flies event, we help create a more welcoming, understanding air travel experience for individuals and families. The segment also includes insightful interviews with our Founder and CEO, Alan Day, who shares the vision behind Autism Double-Checked and how we’re working to make air travel more accessible.

We’re so grateful to CBS News for shining a spotlight on this special event and for recognizing the importance of our work. This coverage means so much to our team and, most importantly, to the individuals and families we serve every day.

Please check out the video, share it with your friends, and let’s keep spreading the word about the importance of autism-friendly travel!

CBS News’ The Uplift shines spotlight on Autism Double-Checked program to make travel more inclusive.  

Alan Day – Co-Founder of Autism Double-Checked is an accomplished travel agent who began his career with Liberty Travel in 1999, then on moving to Connecticut in 2005, he formed his own agency. Alan’s son has Autism Spectrum Disorder: When considering the impact that his son’s Autism had on their own family vacations, Alan decided to refocus his agency and specialize in providing assistance and support for families impacted by Autism. For this purpose, he founded ASD Vacations to exclusively a serve such families. In addition to assisting individual families, Alan produced a unique program called ‘Magic for Autism’ that enables groups of families to travel together with support for flights and at the destination. Alan also wrote a ‘Guide to Flying with Autism Spectrum Disorder’ and the Autism Passport as a means of communication between parents and destination resorts. Alan also writes a regular blog with tips and resources for families traveling with Autism.

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