BeckyScott
<font color=magenta>I am still upset that they don
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- Mar 5, 2007
CF, I think the answer is that you don't go to his office, he comes down to the main floor and meets you there.
Maybe?
My only frame of reference is a previous situation at my workplace, which is a college. The solution was to meet with the student elsewhere, until such time as the offices were eventually moved to an ADA-accessible location. It wasn't claustrophobia though, it was a very large power wheelchair. But that's what they did for a work-around.
While the ADA laws are in place for a reason, I think also you gotta remember a little common sense. For example, let's say Space Mountain. We're not going on it, because of the seating, I would not be able to keep a hand on DS. Rides where we can sit 2-across, no biggie. But I wouldn't put him on something where he's "by himself" because I don't trust him. This is the same kid who bails out when the merry-go-round at the park is still going-round. I suppose I could put this as a symptom of autism (because many kids with autism don't have a good sense of danger) and get cranky because he won't be able to ride SM and throw a fit over the seating. But I'm sure he & I will have a lovely time on the TTA while my DH and other DS ride. He doesn't like loud noises, but I can't require Disney to turn down the volume. Apparantly I can't even require Disney to give us some ear plugs. Best-case scenario is Disney can't stop me from bringing ear plugs into the park.
There are rides with strobe lights, yes?, if not at Disney then certainly at other theme parks. And the ride isn't going to change for your arrival. And if you have a problem with strobe lights, you oughta find out which rides have them, and you probably shouldn't go on them.
Unfortunately, there are such a wide array of disabilities, which require such a wide array of accomodations, that to successfully accomodate each and every one of them, in a theme park situation, gosh it seems like that would be near impossible to do!
Maybe?
My only frame of reference is a previous situation at my workplace, which is a college. The solution was to meet with the student elsewhere, until such time as the offices were eventually moved to an ADA-accessible location. It wasn't claustrophobia though, it was a very large power wheelchair. But that's what they did for a work-around.
While the ADA laws are in place for a reason, I think also you gotta remember a little common sense. For example, let's say Space Mountain. We're not going on it, because of the seating, I would not be able to keep a hand on DS. Rides where we can sit 2-across, no biggie. But I wouldn't put him on something where he's "by himself" because I don't trust him. This is the same kid who bails out when the merry-go-round at the park is still going-round. I suppose I could put this as a symptom of autism (because many kids with autism don't have a good sense of danger) and get cranky because he won't be able to ride SM and throw a fit over the seating. But I'm sure he & I will have a lovely time on the TTA while my DH and other DS ride. He doesn't like loud noises, but I can't require Disney to turn down the volume. Apparantly I can't even require Disney to give us some ear plugs. Best-case scenario is Disney can't stop me from bringing ear plugs into the park.
There are rides with strobe lights, yes?, if not at Disney then certainly at other theme parks. And the ride isn't going to change for your arrival. And if you have a problem with strobe lights, you oughta find out which rides have them, and you probably shouldn't go on them.
Unfortunately, there are such a wide array of disabilities, which require such a wide array of accomodations, that to successfully accomodate each and every one of them, in a theme park situation, gosh it seems like that would be near impossible to do!