GroovyWheeler
Earning My Ears
- Joined
- Dec 6, 2004
Hello, it's me, Samantha. Formerly known as "WheelinInDisney", but now known as "GroovyWheeler", which has been a username I've come to like, since I belong on 2 other message boards/online communities for people with disabilities (and I use the name on one of the boards). I was wondering for those that bring your own wheelchair to Disney World, if you have experienced somebody absent-mindedly walking away with it, while you were on the ride. Do people take "customized" manual wheelchairs, just because??
The reason why I'm asking, is that my Quckie 2 ultralightweight manual wheelchair is an adult-size chair, as it has a 18 wide, by 16 deep seat depth, and almost anyone can fit into it, if they were under 250lbs. This year, I will most-likely be using a clear wheelchair tray with it, and am worried that if somebody would want the tray, they'd want my wheelchair too, and I don't know if my mom's medical insurance (that I'm covered under), would want to pay for another manual wheelchair, when I already have my power chair and Kaye reverse walker, which are already covered under insurance.
When we went to Disney World this year (my boyfriend, me, and my mom), we almost lost my manual wheelchair coming off the Pirates Of The Carribean ride. My Quickie 2 can fold for airline/car transport, but you have to remove the footrests, cushion, and tall stroller handle extension (which I had bought for my boyfriend to aid in pushing me, since he only has use of one arm). It turned out that one of the Cast Members had moved it by a bunch of other wheelchairs, so it would be hard to spot. But, we were able to find it and breathe a sigh of relief, because I was worried about what I would have to tell my mom about my wheelchair being gone.
Anyway, I was just wondering if this could happen to anyone that brings their own manual wheelchair to Disney World. Mine has a padded four-point hip belt in it, which kind of makes it "customized" for my needs, as my hips/back can't touch the sling-seat back to my chair very well without it, or the use of my tray.
Samantha
The reason why I'm asking, is that my Quckie 2 ultralightweight manual wheelchair is an adult-size chair, as it has a 18 wide, by 16 deep seat depth, and almost anyone can fit into it, if they were under 250lbs. This year, I will most-likely be using a clear wheelchair tray with it, and am worried that if somebody would want the tray, they'd want my wheelchair too, and I don't know if my mom's medical insurance (that I'm covered under), would want to pay for another manual wheelchair, when I already have my power chair and Kaye reverse walker, which are already covered under insurance.
When we went to Disney World this year (my boyfriend, me, and my mom), we almost lost my manual wheelchair coming off the Pirates Of The Carribean ride. My Quickie 2 can fold for airline/car transport, but you have to remove the footrests, cushion, and tall stroller handle extension (which I had bought for my boyfriend to aid in pushing me, since he only has use of one arm). It turned out that one of the Cast Members had moved it by a bunch of other wheelchairs, so it would be hard to spot. But, we were able to find it and breathe a sigh of relief, because I was worried about what I would have to tell my mom about my wheelchair being gone.
Anyway, I was just wondering if this could happen to anyone that brings their own manual wheelchair to Disney World. Mine has a padded four-point hip belt in it, which kind of makes it "customized" for my needs, as my hips/back can't touch the sling-seat back to my chair very well without it, or the use of my tray.
Samantha