Disabled guests

[Principessa1284]

can I just tell you that Eric showed me a picture of MJ on his camera, and she is the CUTEST little girl on the face of the planet? cuz she is.

[Mommytomjm]

can I just tell you that Eric showed me a picture of MJ on his camera, and she is the CUTEST little girl on the face of the planet? cuz she is.

Awwww, thanks! We'll make it over to KSR to show off her new wheels too!

[Ansem]

Awwwwww :) Yeah, No SGE for MJ! We'll be at MK Sunday showing off MJ's new chair!

YAY!!! I'm working Sunday!!! I'll be on the look out for you... in fact, I was on the lookout most of the day today hoping to see you guys and MJ's new chair!!! Oh, well, Sunday it is. :dancear: :waves:

[Ansem]

Awwwwww :) Yeah, No SGE for MJ! We'll be at MK Sunday showing off MJ's new chair!

Forgot to post earlier, but whenever I talk about you guys in my breakroom, most CM's know who I am talking about and are always bummed that most of the time when they see you they can't just walk up and say hi (stupid stay at position at all times rules). They LOVE you guys, even though they have never spoken to you at all. How cool is that? You brighten CM's days, even when they just see you coming down the street!!!

[Mommytomjm]

Forgot to post earlier, but whenever I talk about you guys in my breakroom, most CM's know who I am talking about and are always bummed that most of the time when they see you they can't just walk up and say hi (stupid stay at position at all times rules). They LOVE you guys, even though they have never spoken to you at all. How cool is that? You brighten CM's days, even when they just see you coming down the street!!!

Awwwww! How awesome is that? Too Cool!

[Ansem]

Awwwww! How awesome is that? Too Cool!

BTW, if you ever have a problem with any of my co-workers in T-land being rude to you guys, you let me know via PM's. I'll set them straight!!! LOVE YOU GUYS!!!!!!!!!!

[mickeysgal]

The worst offenders are the ones who aren't disabled and switch whose going to use the chair during the day. I once saw a couple of teen pushing a wheel chair with a girl who had her leg wrapped in an ace bandage. Later in the day I saw the same group with a boy in the chair with his leg wrapped. It's people like that who make it hard for other guest to believe who's really disabled and leads to fustration at those who are genuinely disabled.

Also, I did see huge increase in people using manual and power chairs, and a lot of them seemed to only be using them because of weight issues. Has anyone else noticed this or was it just me? I think that every bus we got on had at least two forms of chairs on it...I have never seen so many before.

[TalkingHands]

I do have one request of CMs. Pls don't assume that because I am in a power wheelchair that I can't transfer to a seat, Pls ask which I would prefer. At most shows I will transfer to a seat especially if it is an interpreted show and I am sitting in that section. The wheelchair just gets in the way. And when I am with Bonny and MJ, MJ get priority on staying in her wheelchair if a choice has to be made. After all she is the Disney Princess and I can always use my cane and sit in a regular seat.

[NikkiGrrl]

I was in a wheelchair for at least the first 6-7 years i went to disney world. born physically handicapped, walking around in a prosthetic leg was too much for me. i'd end up hurting my stump of a leg from the combination of heat and all that darn walking! :p:

NOW, though, i can walk around the parks and the stories (and soemtimes the sight) of those that are my age and, from my viewpoint, with no true "disability" about them kinda make me mad. when i was a kid my dad always said thank you and such. i know now that seeing me wak around WDW must make him proud or something. we never caused trouble and i never ever used the "go through the exit" as reason to get ont he ride. or get on before other people. personally, i enjoy getting on the regular line.

but my biggest gripe is a story i tell about this one moronic woman on my last trip to WDW or the one before it...can't remember. we were at MK going back to AKL. we had my grandfather with us and well, he's 80+ and can't walk around WDW so he was in a wheelchair. now he CAN walk a little, ie. from wheelchair onto the bus or around the house, just not the great distances in the World. so, this woman in front of me (for lady would be far too kind to call her) started complaining about wheelchair people. how they should have their own bus, etc etc. many deep breaths were taken as i placed my mom between me and her. i'm not violent, i don't try to be but i really wanted to hurt this woman. espcially since she was talking about my grandfather. little moral: don't talk junk around a group of people, you may regret that.

sorry for the long post!!! ^^;

[jennasmomma]

Im new to this board...I'm not a CM and frankly Ive never been to wdw. My family is going for the first time in December. I love this board cracks me up!

Anyway, I have a question. How would CM's WANT us to handle one person in a group of 6 or 11 (depending on the time and day) that is in an electric scooter we are renting off site.

She can stand and walk..just not for long distances. Does wdw let guests with a EVC ride thru the exit and people in their party like at small amusement parks? Or do we just stand in line with her and the EVC? I want to do the right thing and know the rules ahead of time to make this easiest o everyone. :)