for the blind

[fan of the TTA]

do you know if disney do braile maps or audio described headphones in some of the shows?

or what can they offer

[cometzero]

here is a link I found when I did a search, i'm sure there is more info http://www.wdwinfo.com/wdwinfo/disabvisual.htm
Lyn
www.caringbridge.org/nj/justinw

[SueM in MN]

They do have braille maps and audiotapes to lend (for a deposit).
Here's a link to a recent thread (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=942593) about a recent trip to WDW and another
link to the thread where they got information before they went. (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=918424&highlight=blind+visual)

Here's a link to a little older thread from Sept. (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=912312&highlight=blind+visual) (it's not exactly about travel to WDW, but does have some tidbits).

[fan of the TTA]

thank you! i will look at the threads and see what i can find out.

do you know how much the deposit is?

[ducklite]

The deposit used to be $50, but that was a LONG time ago. My visually impaired friend tried teh braille guidebooks and ulitmatelu gave up, they were just too large and bulky to carry around. Instead he relied on us to describe things he was unable to see. He had limited vision (advanced glaucoma) so he was able to see a little bit. We got a GAC and sat up front at the shows so he could have a bit of an idea on what was happening visually.

Anne

[SueM in MN]

According to the official Guidebook for Guests with Disabilities, the deposit is $25. Here's a link to the Disney site page about Guests with Visual Disabilities. (http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/wdw/common/Plain?id=PlainVisualDPage)