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    Wheelchair/Handicapped Accessible Room Locations and Measurements

    Made reservations for the Dolphin and got a couple questions answered. There are 5 rooms with King bed and roll-in shower. All are standard view vertically on top of each other on the 6th, 7th, 8th, 11th and 12th floors. I stayed in the one on the 6th floor in 2001 prior to the renovations...
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    Question about Traansfer Boards

    Unfortunately we have graduated to a hoyer-type lift but prior to that we used transfer boards with my wife quite extensively. We have each of the three types, Beasy, wood with slots, and plastic w/o slots. My wife needed my assistance to slide transfer and the Beasy was the easiest and safest...
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    Autotrain with a wheelchair?

    Just one note for those looking to take the auto train with their wheel chair lift van. They have a max van height of 88" (7.5'). I have a full size van that is a hair under 96" (8'). Therefore we have to drive from SE PA when we go in the fall.
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    Dolphin Handicap Accessible Rooms...

    Email direct and ask. I had a similar question a while back about roll-in showers and king beds and got the following "We have a total of 5 Accessible Rooms with roll in showers and king beds. They are non designated view rooms. We do not have this category in the upgraded room categories."...
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    Two rooms needed Wheelchair HELP

    Try calling again. A different person might be able to pull the appropriate strings to get you a 2nd room.
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    Other than Disney: places elsewhere you may want to check out!

    If anyone is planning a trip to Niagara Falls Canada, there is an excellent website covering the accessiblity of the hotels and attractions in the area: http://www.accessibleniagara.com/ This made it possible for us to visit there in 2004. Very thorough hotel room reviews. There is even a...
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    Wheelchair/Handicapped Accessible Room Locations and Measurements

    This is great! Keep it up. If anyone has floorplans to add, I'd love to see them as well. The one key item for us is whether the bed has clearance under it for a hoyer lift so if you happen to notice that, please include it like BillSears did at the Wilderness Lodge. Thanks. I'm working...
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    Chicken Exits

    There has been some discussion lately on viewing the pre-show and then using the chicken exit on rides that are not adequately accessible and I would like to know for sure which attractions have fully accessible pre-shows and accessible chicken exits. My wife is full time in a power chair and...
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    Best Mod Resort for child in Wheelchair

    We stayed at the CBR a few years ago (king bed, roll-in shower, roll-away bed) on the first floor and had no real trouble. We were close to a bus stop but far from the main building and main pool. It was a little cramped with the wheelchair trying to get around with the roll-away bed. Keep in...
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    accessible rooms at cbr

    I stayed in room 5401 a few years ago. It had a king bed with roll-in shower. I did a room report and posted it http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=15000 and if you want the room diagram that used to show up in that thread, I can email it, just let me know. If they have a two...
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    Any "Gotchas" at CBR

    I did a room report a good while back which may help. The room layout of our room no longer shows up in that thread. If you want the diagram, I can email to those who want it. http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=15000
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    Companion restrooms

    We must have been lucky this year when we were there Nov 2-11 because the companion rooms at Disney were almost always avail (my wife and I both need to go in together) with one exception over at SeaWorld. Last year it was a different story when we would wait numerous times for a single...
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    'Liberty 2000" at Innoventions East

    Just a note. I was just down there and confirmed that it really is the IBOT 3000 that I thought it might be. Really cool chair. They did a demo with it going up on 2 wheels and compensating when pushed. I filmed it.
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    'Liberty 2000" at Innoventions East

    I haven't seen this at Disney yet (will in November) but I'm pretty sure you are referring to the Johnson & Johnson Independence 3000 IBOT Transporter. This link takes you to a place that links news stories about it - http://www.wheelchairnet.org/ProdServ/Products/independ3000.html
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    Fantasia Miniature Golf Accessibility??

    How accessible or in-accessible is the Fantasia Miniature Golf courses? Looking for access with a Jazzy power chair. Is it potentially playable within the wheelchair? If not, is there an accessible pathway for watching others in party play? Any additional information will be appreciated...
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    Accessible rooms at the AKL

    There are some pictures at: http://wdwig.com/g_akl.htm#hand
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    Tower of Terror accessability ?

    Is it possible for someone who needs to stay in a wheelchair to see the pre-show presentation and then skip the actual ride?
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    Electric Wheel Chair and Train in MK

    We also can verify that a power chair can go on the train. We have a Jazzy 1120 power chair and we used each station at least once w/o any problems. We were not required to be locked down. We also saw them turn away a Disney rented ECV that wanted to go on when we got off.
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    Frightening happening today!

    What is the situation with the handicap rooms at the different Disney resorts for those in power chairs and can't do stairs on own? Are there handicap rooms on ground level at all the resorts? I know we had a CBR room that was ground floor. We will be staying at the Dolphin in Nov and have...
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    It could have been a disaster.

    You were definitely lucky. We fear rain with our "electric" chair too. We fortunately have a rain poncho similar to the Disney ones except bigger and blue with plastic snaps on the sides. It fits completely over the power chair and has a hood with the head hole. This worked out real well for...
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