Just talking from experience, there is usually a trip right before we redeem a DAS pass and pretty much directly right after whatever ride it is. That is close enough to manage, but standing in a 45 minute queue to then have to go through whatever time loading and riding adds isn't feasible.
That does make sense, and I hope it's how it works.
This is nothing to do with “making it more comfortable for their companions” Such a shame you have no understanding of the severity of some disabilities and that you think everyone should stand in line regardless. Very shallow and naive attitude!Honestly, this. Ppl seem to be upset because they aren't getting front-of-the-line access anymore. But that isn't a realistic accommodation for ppl with urgent bathroom issues at all, it just makes it more comfortable for their companions. Which is not what the DAS is for imo.
I don't even know if there are like cast member bathrooms they could potential use to accommodate that type of emergency but maybe that would be a better accommodation
My disability acts up in long queues, and builds over time. DAS allows me to use first aid to do some PT to relieve the physical aspects of my condition. Bathroom issues are not the same, are they? Do they get worse as the day goes on, because of issues in the queues? Or is it more of a "need to get to restroom right now" that happens a half dozen times a day or so? I'm trying to understand how DAS is going to work but leaving the queue and returning would not. Does the issues not happen even in the LL, or on the attraction?
I'm not talking about bathroom issues. Im asking how this "solution" wouldn't work for most other disabilities.
This is true for all disabilities. There is NO disability, NONE, that requires FIVE other people to wait with the disabled person. That is simple a courtesy Disney has offered.
Absolutely agree with everything you have said. UC affects people in different ways and what you have described is pretty much what most people with the condition go through on a daily basis. UC is for life, there is no cure or a quick fix solution. It can be controlled by taking a ton of medication (eg biologics being one) which is trial and error as there are a number of options but could potentially result in having your bowel removed. Taking biologics then leads to other complications as well as being immunosuppressed vulnerable to other illnesses. Medication in itself also has horrendous side effects which can be unbearably painful. High doses of steroids over a long period of time can lead to steroid induced Diabetes which is very common, on top of other symptoms that come with taking steroids.
Have a look at the IBCCES website - it’s not difficult to see their accreditations/qualifications and why they can make medical or other decisions on accessibility needs!
It’s an Autism group. It says so.
Correct and …….
Imagine the uproar if a group whose stated purpose was GI medical issues and promoting accommodations for GI sufferers was tasked with certifying accommodations for Autistic or other neurodivergent people.
I wouldn't have a problem with that, why should you?
Agreed. And if Disney changed the rules so only the person with the disability (plus one parent, guardian or caregiver if necessary) was allowed to bypass the line, meeting the rest of the party at the boarding area, that would probably be the single most effective way to reduce abuse of the system.
It may be a way to reduce abuse of the system but would be unfair on the people with genuine disabilities to be separated from their family. Living with a disability on a day to day basis is bad enough without depriving them of being with their family on vacation. As per the original posters experience when applying for a DAS Pass, was told that the arrangement would be for the person with the disability to sit in a holding area until the family reach the front of the ride. This would be sole destroying and totally unfair to have them separated from their family in a holding area. Having a disability should be treated with respect not shoved aside and penalised for having a disability. If the current system is open to abuse then Disney should create a system that is fair for the disabled and weed out the scammers/abusers.
I agree, but this is true whether the person's disability is autism related or GI related, or a slew of other disabilities that are also none of my business. I'm not sure why people on this board are splitting hairs arguing which disabilities are more deserving of accommodation. People should be supporting one another.
