kristensideaoffun
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- Apr 14, 2014
It is generally quiet in this thread. The thread on the disability board exploded and is now closed.
We do not have enough information. We do not know how broad the interpretation of "developmental disorders" will be. Depending on interpretation, it can still include anxiety and PTSD.
We also do not know if there are other conditions that will qualify.
It might be good that there is a trained health care professional in between now instead of a regular CM. They probably have a better understanding what difficulties might arise with certain conditions and think along with solutions. Especially with those who now fall between definitions.
No matter what or how Disney had communicated this, there would always be details missing. People who struggle with the unknown would be probably be worried or concerned regardless of how it was communicated.
It is not nice, but we have to wait and see. And unfortunately, some will have to be guinnea pigs.
Let's hope we will get answers soon.
Developmental disorders can include anxiety and PTSD, however, the impairment has to have been developed by the age of 22 so this new policy largely excludes adults with these disorders. It’s pretty laughable that one of the “accommodations” DLR listed was to have people in your group create a buffer around you. That’s a pretty difficult thing to do when you are by yourself or with only one other person.
My daughter has epilepsy and ADHD. ADHD is a developmental disorder but does not cause her to have an issue waiting in line, her epilepsy does. It’s very clear she no longer qualifies for DAS because her developmental disorder is not the issue that causes her to be unable to wait in certain lines. None of the alternative “accommodations” already posted on the DLR website are ones that actually accommodate her disability.