CoriM48
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- Feb 15, 2015
Just a gentle reminder that just as people who are in WC/ECVs don't want to be judged due to their invisible needs, so too do the parents of older children in strollers. My large 80lb, 8 year old son spent last week in the world in a stroller (we did rent a special needs one...one of the larger monstrosities people might not llike). He needed it for sensory protection and for stamina due to his hypotonia. When he's older, he'll likely need a wheel chair rental at Disney for that. But that's nothing you could tell from looking at him. It's very disturbing to see some of the the responses here from people who tour in ECV or WCs. I would not have expected such narrow-mindedness from those who already experience people judging them without knowing their whole story.
So if you don't want someone to judge someone for their weight or seemingly able-bodiedness in a wheel chair or ECV, please don't judge a child, either. You can NEVER EVER deduce what a persons needs are based on looking at them. Respectfully.
So if you don't want someone to judge someone for their weight or seemingly able-bodiedness in a wheel chair or ECV, please don't judge a child, either. You can NEVER EVER deduce what a persons needs are based on looking at them. Respectfully.
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