Medical Accomidations

[Ariel864]

Has anyone had any experience with Disney making accommodations for a medical condition? I'm hypoglycemic, which is in the family of diabetes and have to make sure I eat like a snack every 2-3 hours. Has anyone had hypoglycemia or diabetes accommodated for on their CP? Or been in a similar situation?

[disneychickforever]

I'm hypoglycemic too, but didn't fill out an accommodation form for it last time. What I did was keep those glucose tablets on me and informed my managers of my condition. Then if my sugar started to get low, I'd slip in the back, take a tablet, and then go back to work. It worked out perfectly fine for me, but everyone is different.

[Eeyores Butterfly]

Disney is great about accommodating. Depending on where you work, it may not be a big deal. In attractions, you get a break roughly every 2 hours. So that is the perfect time for you to have a snack. In entertainment the most we could be on set at a time was 45 minutes. I don't know about other departments (or the attendants). If you're an attendant you could easily grab a snack when you take your characters backstage.

I have diabetes and have problems with hypos, particularly in the heat. I currently work at a themepark in the midwest and what I do is keep my meter in my pocket and glucose tabs in my purse (which stays in the panel room). This way I can quickly test and treat. I had to do it the other day and was able to do so without interrupting my ride.

I remember filling out a health questionairre at check in and actually being asked about something I put down (tendinitis). They wanted to make sure that my job wouldn't cause problems. Just let your area know and they will work something out.

[Ariel864]

Thanks for sharing your experiences! I posted this because 2 years ago I applied for the college program and did the E-Presentation. I got in for Merchandise at the time. Around the time I received my acceptance I was diagnosed with Hypoglycemia and was told by the woman who interviewed me over the phone that it could not be accommodated. However, I was assured by someone else on my campus that this was not necessarily the case. I'm going to graduate at the end of this year and I would love to go for the program after graduation. Thanks again!