We're going in 3 weeks for a rocket launch and this time I'm traveling by myself with my 4 kids. My oldest will be turning 15 before we leave. She has both physical and cognitive disabilities. She is mobile but she doesn't doesn't do well with long distances, especially if it's hot (which I'm not anticipating, but I know it's possible). We're also flying this time and none of the kids have ever flown.
The last time we went to WDW we used a wheelchair and it worked out great, but the last time we went to KSC (different trip) she walked, so I know she's capable. I'm seriously considering getting a wheelchair for her because it will make it so much easier to navigate the airport and to keep up with my other kids at KSC. What I can't decide is whether we should bite the bullet and get her her own wheelchair - we found out the last time we went to WDW that it cost almost as much to rent one as it would to buy one (we don't need anything fancy and if we have enough time, I'm certain her doctor would be willing to prescribe one if we ask him to), rent one when we get there or just use the ones available in the airport and at KSC. The advantage to getting her her own is that we will always have it and we don't have to worry about finding one everywhere we go. We'll also have it other times that we need it. The major disadvantages I can see are having to take it on and off the buses and the amount of space it will take in the rental car.
So my two major questions are whether it would work better to bring our own wheelchair or rely on chairs that are available at the various places we go and is there wheelchair accessible seating at the VIP launch viewing areas at KSC?
Thanks for any advice!
The last time we went to WDW we used a wheelchair and it worked out great, but the last time we went to KSC (different trip) she walked, so I know she's capable. I'm seriously considering getting a wheelchair for her because it will make it so much easier to navigate the airport and to keep up with my other kids at KSC. What I can't decide is whether we should bite the bullet and get her her own wheelchair - we found out the last time we went to WDW that it cost almost as much to rent one as it would to buy one (we don't need anything fancy and if we have enough time, I'm certain her doctor would be willing to prescribe one if we ask him to), rent one when we get there or just use the ones available in the airport and at KSC. The advantage to getting her her own is that we will always have it and we don't have to worry about finding one everywhere we go. We'll also have it other times that we need it. The major disadvantages I can see are having to take it on and off the buses and the amount of space it will take in the rental car.
So my two major questions are whether it would work better to bring our own wheelchair or rely on chairs that are available at the various places we go and is there wheelchair accessible seating at the VIP launch viewing areas at KSC?
Thanks for any advice!