Disabled? Kick Him Off the Plane!

A mother and her young son with autism were kicked off an American Airlines flight in North Carolina on Monday. The fracas escalated from a flight attendant's insistence to the pilot turning around the plane, including, according to the mother:

"The pilot made an announcement that there was a woman and her child on the plane and the child is uncontrollable. And at that point I just broke down," Farrell said.

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So, we have two points of view here, but the questions are still pretty fundamental. How should the airline staff have handled this
situation? What should the mom have done differently?

Ask these questions in light of this basic philosophy: People with disabilities require different interaction, but deserve the same respect and opportunities as anyone else. Moreover, if we truly value people with disabilities as 'co-heirs with Christ,' then how would you handle this situation as a flight attendant or pilot?