Disability pass questions

[jennpanda]

Hi, I created an account just to ask this question.

I have a couple disabilities that qualified me in Disneyland California for a disability pass. They are invisible disabilities (You cannot tell I have them looking at me.) and I do not have any government pass or card. I do have documentation from a diagnosis made by a doctor for one of the disabilities. I didn't think to get documentation for the other disability. I am in America and I didn't want government assistance, nor do I think I can qualify for it since I work so I don't have much documentation for my disabilities. I was not sure what to do for Tokyo Disney since it is not America.

Do they need documentation since I do not look like I have a disability? I only had to describe what I had to Disney staff in California.

I will be using a wheelchair this time around. I didn't in Cali, but I couldn't make it the entire day and my husband says he prefers if I use one since I'm in pain at the end of the day. I'm not sure if that will make my case more legit.

 

[MKTokyo]

See here: https://www.disboards.com/threads/questions-about-tdr-regarding-das-and-scooter.3744171/

In short, you are not eligible for the full disability pass without official (governmental) proof of disability. There is no more or less legit - there is only legit or not. Notes are irrelevant because anyone can write them. This is not the US & they can and will ask for proof.

They might give you a modified pass, in which case your husband would need to go through the regular line while you wait in another location. However, if you don’t look like you have a disability, they may not accept that you have one & may not grant even the modified pass.

 

[jennpanda]

In short, you are not eligible for the full disability pass without official (governmental) proof of disability. There is no more or less legit - there is only legit or not. Notes are irrelevant because anyone can write them. This is not the US & they can and will ask for proof.

They might give you a modified pass, in which case your husband would need to go through the regular line while you wait in another location. However, if you don’t look like you have a disability, they may not accept that you have one & may not grant even the modified pass.

OK, that is good to know. Here, the government doesn't give out a card or proof of disability unless you're being given social security for it. Otherwise, it is private practices that give proof of disability. And since I work they would not issue it. Hence documentation from the doctor. It is not a note, but a medical evaluation from a facility.

I will probably use a wheelchair only then with the modified pass. I cannot go on rides other than kid rides anyway.