Disability question

buzz&woody'smom

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We will be traveling with my mother who has had a stroke and uses a cane and wheel chair. Any advice to make the trip easier for boarding, dining, excursions (Nassau), getting around, show, anything that you think might help?

Thanks!!!
 
We were supposed to be traveling with my handicapped godson when we went, he didn't travel with us but when we were planning on taking him and I talked to Disney about excrusions they told me that out of the US most places and things are not handicapped accessible and they really couldn't tell me an excursion that we culd take with him in a wheelchair.
 
If your Mom has any special needs, it would be a good idea to let DCL know so they can be aware of it and make preparations, if necessary. They have a Medical Needs form that your TA or DCL can fax to you to be filled out and it can be faxed back to them.

It's probably much better if you bring your own wheelchair, they don't have rentals like they do in the theme parks and I don't believe they have many onboard, except for new emergencies.

In the shows, the very last row in the theatres has some areas set aside for wheelchair access, available from either entrance.

I have seen others in a wheelchair in the dining rooms and the servers can remove a chair from the table so that the person can have enough room to sit close to the table.

The aisles are large enough to maneuver a wheel chair around, unless there are several people walking side by side in front of you. I'd suggest leaving early for any event you plan to attend so that you have time to get an elevator, especially during crowded times.

I would also suggest that you prepare for the safety drill ahead of time and to be familiar with the route to your assembly station before the drill starts. You might even want to leave 3 or 4 minutes before it is actually announced. If your Mom can't walk on the stairs using her cane, you should make sure you know what the standard procedure to help her, before it's required. The assembly station for your cabin is detailed on a card posted on your stateroom door and I know most, if not all of them, are on deck 4, so she'd have to go up the stairs if you're on deck 1 or 2 and down the stairs if you're on decks 5 thru 8.

With a little extra time allowed for getting to and from places on the ship, she should be just fine.

hope that helps
 
BUZZNWOODY'S MOM-

On a quick personal note, we lived in Jacksonville from 97-2000. There are many places and people that I miss. And, it is where we were living when we took our first two DCL cruises.

I think other Dis'ers have provided you with great suggestions and I would just like to add one more thought (which you may already have covered). I would suggest that she bring a typed summary from her physician recapping her previous health history, present health status, any long term medical conditions and a list of all of her medications & dosages. She will probably never need it but, in an emergency, that information is priceless to anyone who might need to provide care for her. I keep a current one for my mom and bring it with us if we go anywhere. At 87, she is still up for any adventure but I feel better knowing that the info is with us.

Have a wonderful cruise~~
 

For the safety drill the crew will knock on your door and assist you to the station. We had a handicapped room and when it was time they stopped by and asked if we needed help getting to our stations.
 

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