Anyway, as a person who normally walks, using a wheelchair at Disney is a brand new experience! The bathrooms are the worst--wheelchair assessible doesn't mean the same thing across the board. Some bathrooms have enough rooms for just you and a wheelchair, no turning around space, and scraped knuckles from the too narrow doorways are common. Some of the doors are a real danger--what's with a double door entrance to the bathrooms, anyway??? And why do they need springs on the doors that are strong enough to further disable a person?? Some bathrooms do not have grab bars positioned correctly to be able to get up from the toilets, and many places have thresholds that are much too high for a wheelchair to easily go over without help. Is there someone going to Florida with you who is the same sex as you? Otherwise, you will depend on the kindness of strangers, who have been very, very helpful to me. The most difficult part was getting here on a plane. Airlines don't do well with handicapped people--they were kind, but you still have to walk on and off the plane under your own power, which is very hard if you are unable to walk. After taking a trip to WDW in a wheelchair, you will return home wanting to campaign Congress for uniform laws concerning handicapped facilities.
Originally posted by Cruelladeville
I The most difficult part was getting here on a plane. Airlines don't do well with handicapped people--they were kind, but you still have to walk on and off the plane under your own power, which is very hard if you are unable to walk. After taking a trip to WDW in a wheelchair, you will return home wanting to campaign Congress for uniform laws concerning handicapped facilities.
