. >> reporter: their youngest child calem has autism. the 4-year-old has never been on a plane. calem often acts out in unfamiliar settings especially when there's a lot of noise and activity. >> being out in public and doing things with him is very difficult. >> reporter: the prices and 100 other families who have autistic children are getting a chance to practice the entire travel experience. jet blue airways and autism speaks sponsored a program at jfk new york airport. families lined up for check in. boarded a real aircraft then taxied around the airport. >> this is an environment where everybody has been trained and they're supportive. >> reporter: parents of children with autism say one of the toughest part of the travel period is the time to turn off all devices. >> jet blue says they plan to roll out similar programs in boston, orlando, fort lauderdale and san juan in the near future. >> with the change of the electronic devices, maybe they can play it during take off and landing. >>> it's a purple monday after another ravens ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> coming up right now on

rec and park, and don, calem and nathan who helped us get this far. and i want to thank in particular president of the board, david chiu for always being there for the port when the waterfront has needs. and we look forward to a long future with him in that role. please join me in welcoming president chiu. (applause) >> thank you, monique, and good morning. so, when i was invited to come and participate at this event, i suggested that the elected officials, mayor lee and supervisor kim, that the three of us do a rendition of sitting on the dock by the bay. [laughter] >> and i just want to say thank you, otis redding, for sparing us of that. one of the things so special about that song is it refers to otis reding's experience of coming from thousands of miles away. i suspect it is true for all the officials here, we all came from other parts of the country to this very sacred space called san francisco. and my guess is everyone here, you either came from somewhere else, or you are the child of the grandchild of someone who decided to pick up from anoth

their youngest child, calem has autism. the 4-year-old has never been on a plane. out this many unfamiliar settings, especially when there's a lot of noise and activity. >> being out in public and doing things with him a very difficult. >> the price's and 100 other family with autistic children are getting a chance to practice the entire travel experience. >> welcome to jetblue. >> jetblue airways and autism speaks sponsored a flight training program at new york's jfk airport. families lined up for check in, boarded a real aircraft and taxied around the airport. >> this is an environment where everyone has been trained and they're supportive. >> parents of children with autism say one of the toughest parts of the travel experience is the time before take off when electronic devices must be turned off. >> now we're taking away his fun toys and a way to communicate which can escalate a behavior. >> families say airline employees and passengers usually aren't as nice but they have the confidence they need. >> this is rehearsal for disney. >> they're planning to travel