fabfemmeboy
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Jun 17, 2014
(Posting in "Other lands" area as there is rarely any information available for non-US parks on the disABILITIES board)
I'm planning a trip to Hong Kong and Shanghai this winter, obviously including park days. When I visit the US parks, I have used a DAS pass both for my anxiety and for my MS and its physical symptoms. I know that, unlike the US parks, parks that aren't under the Americans with Disabilities Act and HIPPAA do consider/require diagnoses rather than just symptoms/needs, and I've found that both Hong Kong and Shanghai have a DAS-equivalent for people with a "certified disability." The parks also have discount tickets for guests with a "certified disability." I understand some of what might be involved for local guests, but for those of us coming from outside their particular bureaucracy...how do I go about "certifying" my disability or otherwise proving it to them? A doctor's note? A copy of my latest brain scan? I can't imagine that the DAS card is only available if you live locally and therefore have the local version of the certified disability card (and I know I've seen people on this board from the US or Australia who managed to use a DAS-like system anyway).
I'm planning a trip to Hong Kong and Shanghai this winter, obviously including park days. When I visit the US parks, I have used a DAS pass both for my anxiety and for my MS and its physical symptoms. I know that, unlike the US parks, parks that aren't under the Americans with Disabilities Act and HIPPAA do consider/require diagnoses rather than just symptoms/needs, and I've found that both Hong Kong and Shanghai have a DAS-equivalent for people with a "certified disability." The parks also have discount tickets for guests with a "certified disability." I understand some of what might be involved for local guests, but for those of us coming from outside their particular bureaucracy...how do I go about "certifying" my disability or otherwise proving it to them? A doctor's note? A copy of my latest brain scan? I can't imagine that the DAS card is only available if you live locally and therefore have the local version of the certified disability card (and I know I've seen people on this board from the US or Australia who managed to use a DAS-like system anyway).