Accessibility at BLT?

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Me again... Thanks for letting me post all my silly, non-stop thoughts here. I like to plan and sometimes it isn't a good thing...

DH and I are going to WDW with my parents at the end of August. DH and I are Poly lovers. DH uses a wheelchair and requires a fully accessible room with roll-in shower. The Poly has been ideal for us because of the way the WC accessible rooms are situated, monorail, and it is just the best darn resort.

My parents weren't quite sure about spending the money required for the Poly (we'd want 2 rooms to have a tiny bit of privacy). So, we ended up booking POFQ based off recommendations from the boards. Over the weekend, my Dad talked with his brother and his brother reminded Dad that he was a DVC club member. I am not sure if his wife is going to let us "rent" points or not (she doesn't really care for our family), but I called and priced it out with DTC. Our 2 rooms at POFQ on DDP with park hopper is ~$4200; BLT is ~$5200 for a 1-BR villa. Definitely seems worth the additional $1000 to me.

So, to the real crux of of this incredibly long post... Anyone have any experience and/or pictures of the WC accessible 1-BR villas at BLT? Thanks in advance!!

 

[SueM in MN]

BLT was just built, so it would meet the most current accessibility standards.
We have not stayed there, but have stayed in accessible DVC villas in all the other DVC resorts. The accessible rooms are usually quite similar in terms of layout to the non-accessible rooms. The biggest difference is the bathroom - they are usually a similar shape, but arranged differently in order to make room for the shower.
I did find some pictures of an accessible BLT villa taken by a poster named cindy_k. This is kitchen:

This is the bathroom - I assume the master bath of a one bedroom, (thinking of the plans I have seen) but she didn’t specify:

All of the DVC Master baths have a whirlpool tub; the accessible ones are no exception. There is a bathroom with a toilet and shower and then a separate room with a sink and a whirlpool. THe windows over the tub would open to the bathroom.

The BLT 1 and 2 bedrooms have a second full bathroom. This looks like that bathroom, according to the floor plans I have seen. Another picture shows a handheld shower head attached to the wall above the faucet.

Another person (kaffinito) posted this living room picture. From my experience at other DVC resorts, I would assume the living room is the same.

This is the kitchen picture that person posted, so you can compare it to the one posted earlier.

and a bedroom picture: