WDW Disabilities List About This Page:

[Laughaholic]

Due to the popularity of our list, I have compiled an easy to read PDF containing all of the information collected from this thread.

You can find the attachment if you follow this link: wdw dis.pdf

You can find the new thread here.

Please feel free to continue to contribute to this thread at its new location!

[Jennifer Fisher]

MCADD (Medium Chain Aceyl Co-A Dehydrogenase
Deficiency)
Scoliosis (Corrected with titanium ribs)
Scoliosis (Not corrected requiring mobility aids)
Multiple Developmental Disabilities

Just a few of what we travel with every time we go somewhere!

Jenn

[elbug10]

Legally Blind/low vision. I can read regular print, but have trouble seeing things far away, like menus posted on walls in restaurants, etc. I have almost no peripheral (side) vision, sometimes known as "tunnel vision", and also limited depth perception, so I can't always tell where the edge of steps are. But WDW, here I come! [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

[Teddysmom]

Kristin,

I think this is a great and interesting post. I'd love to hear what everyone else accomplishes. I think Disney is super accesible and all the CM's are so helpful in seeing that the whole family enjoys the experience.
When traveling to Disney we go with

DS
Mobility disabilites(nerve and muscle weakness)
Developmental Delay
Seizures

DM
Arthritis
COPD/Emphysema
Fatigue problems

For the first time this trip we may also be traveling with Oxygen for my Mom. She is only on 2 litres and mostly at night so her Dr. said she may be able to go w/o and bring a prescription if necessary. [img]graemlins/ukid.gif[/img] I don't love the Dr. or the sound of it but she does so...

This will also be our first trip with 2 wheelchairs. Heading for my box of Wheaties just thinking of it [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img] [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] .

[yalibrarian]

I have a 14 year old with autism and Tourette's syndrome, which makes for some interesting vocal encounters. This Sept. will be our 3rd trip (8th for me). We stay at All Star Music because he loves the pool there and of course, we couldn't possibly alter what we've done before, a lovely feature of autism being a need for sameness.

We did however manage a couple of days at the Radisson Parkway last year post-Disney and he did great there. They have Pizza Hut pizza, one of his favorite foods, available in their snack bar.

YA Librarian in VA

[Mikkimouse3]

alrighty then...let's see.
Both my sons have ADHD and are on Meds.
my niece has Bi-Polar Disorder,
I have scoliosis-corrected with a Harrington Rod
and I have had Knee surgery for PVNS--pigmented villonodular synovistis-- a slow growing non-cancerous tumor like disease of the synovial tissue in the knee. A real ouchy!!!! No known cause or cure.
Mikkimouse3 [img]graemlins/wavin.gif[/img]

[statelady01]

Oldest DS has pervasive developmental delay and oldest DD has moderate autism.

DS does just fine at WDW but DD has yet to go- we are hoping another year of development and more training with her PECS board will serve her well for her first trip- maybe sometime in 2005.

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[homeschoolmom]

This is very interesting. Thanks for making the list.

My disabilities are pulmonary hypertension, degenerating vertebrae (lumbar) and a degenerating disk.

[Mary Ellen]

Arnold Chiari - a neurological disorder.

[Laughaholic]

Maureen, we use the PECS system with my brother. It works very well. Good luck with it! I update this list once every day or every other. Maybe we could send it to Disney or something. Just a thought! [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

--Kristin

[mrsmaup]

We are traveling w/the following lovlies!LOL!!

Epilepsy
a severly broken leg, that cannot be repaired properly and severe nerve damage(have 2 screws and a plate w/7 screws in my leg)

Sleep apnea, requiring a cpap machine

asthma controlled by inhailer, but aggrivated by allergies, so who knows what it will be like

chrons disease/irritable bowel syndrome, malabsorption problems

This should be fun! We REFUSE to ever not live life, so WDW here we COME!!!!!

Kristie in ND

[cocoa]

Hi Everyone,
Could you putCelebral Palsy on the list as my wife has CP and as it effets her legs.
Thanks
Jerry(cocoa)

[Sam I Am]

All disabilities I went to WDW with
1. Spinal Cord Injury at C5 level- affects ability to move legs, fingers and trunk. Also causes inability to control body heat, breathing problems, off-set balance, and poor circultion.
2. Hypoglyenimic- Cause blood sugar to drop easily.
3. Scoliosis- Corrected with posterior rods and anterial rods and also corrected with a full trunk brace.
4. Short term memory loss

[Crackers]

We have our share in the family.

Myself - Asthma (controlled)
Almost continuous production of kidney stones (unfortunately, not controlled)
Type 2 Diabetes

Partner - Thrombophlebitis - (developing blood clots in the leg veins - poor mobility - disabled plates - occassional hospitalization and somewhat controlled by medication)

Arthritis (managable)
High Blood Pressure (controlled)
Sleep Apnea (CPAP is a wonderful thing)

Daughter - Hormone deficiency

Other Daughter - Healthy (at least one of us is)

Mom - nuerogical problems (can't live alone, memory problems, child like at times, other times almost normal)

Well, that at least covers the members that are traveling to disney with us anyhow.

I think it is wonderful that there are so many out there being able to provide some enjoyment to their family members with some of the more difficult medical conditions on this board. Our family even with the numerous small problems, have to plan for a multitude of situations. I can only imagine the planning involved with some of the other issues. It is nice to know that there are real loving families out there taking care of each other, and not just the awful stuff you see that happens to some people with disabilities on the news. Before my mom started having her own memory and mental disturbances, she was a geriatric nurse for years. She used to take me when I was young with her to work sometimes to visit with the elderly patients and to help feed them, etc. I saw alot of people who had been forgotten by their families. My mom took care of my grandfather with his alzheimers for almost ten years before he died. It scares me to see her not as bad as him, but showing memory problems herself.

It is just good to know that there are still families taking care of each other out there. I wish you all the best possible trip to WDW and to make it a memory to last a lifetime.

[swall918]

Hi Kristen

I'll be staying at the Poly in November with my family. I have MS - multiple sclerosis - and it has advanced to the point that I am wheelchair bound. The Rapa Nuie longhouse at the Poly has rooms that are wheelchair accessible and have roll in showers. The pool there also has water wheelchairs that can be rolled right in. The CMs at the Poly have been really helpful with planning our vacation and making our stay more enjoyable. They also have refrigerators available in the room for my medication.

Sue

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