Do you use the handicapped stall?

[*Fantasia*]

yes, if it's available (no handicap around or need to use it) and the other stalls are being used.

 

[wildernesslodgelover]

Wow! I haven't seen Fantasia on here in forever! Hi girl! How are you?

The thread title really got me, because the other day, I was in a line to use the ladies room. The handicapped stall opened up (being used by a non handicapped person, I might add) so I told the gal in front of me, who was next in line, "Ümmm...that one is free now." She said, "Öh, no...that's for handicapped people. " I walked in front of her and used it. That was the first time I had ever heard someone say that the HA stall was ONLY for handicapped folks. First time it even crossed my mind.

I will tell you, at that moment, I was handicapped by the need to pee. My back teeth were floating!

 

[Mrs.Toad]

BTW, if any of you folks happen to be my daughters...let me say that if I become unable to control my bodily function do not drag me to a public place because I am probably trying to save as much of my dignity as possible. "Dumping" in a public place with hundreds of witnesses, having to be cleaned up and on display will do nothing to help my self esteem and I will not enjoy my visit at all. Leave me home. Take pictures and tell me about it when you return.

If I were your daughter, I wouldn't drag you anywhere you didn't want to go. I would understand that your incontinence didn't affect your mind and I would accept your decisions on whether to go out and where to go, just like I did with my dad. He found it much more dignified to continue with his normal life, going places and doing fun things, despite an occasional embarassing incident, than to be cooped up in the house 24/7, but if he had felt the opposite, home he would have stayed.

 

[goofyernmost]

It in painfully obvious that you are woefully ignorant when it comes to people with disabilities- and that's ok. I honestly don't mean that as an insult it's just matter of fact. Most people are blessed to not understand and those of us that do understand try to be as patient as possible but we also won't back down when we see an opportunity to enlighten somebody.

When people like yourself stand your ground, are judgemental and obstinate and won't learn or bend or accept that your belliefs may be a tad off base - then yes people are going to get up in arms.

Parents of disabled children like myself and disabled adults and children everywhere come across rudeness and ignorance every day. PLEASE don't be one of those people that brings tears to our eyes or to the eyes of our children. PLEASE try and understand what it's like to live such a restricted life no matter how hard you try to be like everybody else and PLEASE try to understand the joy and freedom of being able to go out and experience the world.

Disabled people just CANNOT focus their lives on all the negative things - if they did they would wallow in their grief over being different every single second of every day. Disabled people need to focus on what they can do and the joys they can experience and they just do not have the time to worry about offending somebody that doesn't understand.

I sincerely hope that you do continue on in life just not getting it - but I do hope that you could try a littel harder to see life from the other side.

Then I guess the 14 years that I owned and operated a nursing home taking care of people with disabilities and escorting a number of them to WDW where I pushed wheelchairs and wrestled crowds and fought for the dignity of my clients was for nothing. Thanks for setting me straight. I will try harder.

It isn't me you have to worry about.

 

[Mom2Nick]

Then I guess the 14 years that I owned and operated a nursing home taking care of people with disabilities and escorting a number of them to WDW where I pushed wheelchairs and wrestled crowds and fought for the dignity of my clients was for nothing. Thanks for setting me straight. I will try harder.

It isn't me you have to worry about.

Noble but that's a job - not your life. It's not the same.

 

[nuttylawprofessor]

Then I guess the 14 years that I owned and operated a nursing home taking care of people with disabilities and escorting a number of them to WDW where I pushed wheelchairs and wrestled crowds and fought for the dignity of my clients was for nothing. Thanks for setting me straight. I will try harder.

It isn't me you have to worry about.

Under your logic and previous posts, weren't they supposed to stay in the facility?

 

[goofyernmost]

If no one wants to actually read what was written...there is nothing more I can add. This one ends for me right here.

 

[acejka]

I use them all the time, they are my choice of stall simply because they are larger and usually at the end of the bathroom, and often around here they have a sink inside the stall so that I can leave my purse on the hook while washing my hands and not risk getting my purse wet.

If I arrived in the bathroom at the same time as a handicapped person, I would choose another stall and let them take it, if the bathroom is empty I choose it everytime. If there is a line, I take whatever is first availible.

I think the lady was out of line, and probably wouldn't have dignified her behavior with a response.

 

[Mom2Nick]

If no one wants to actually read what was written...there is nothing more I can add. This one ends for me right here.

When it's one inexperienced person against many experienced people - it's time for that one person to take a second look at what they're saying.

 

[DarthKTrava]

I've used it if the others were occupied.

Some places also put the baby changing table in the handicapped stall.

And there's more room than the regular stall where, in many places, you have to straddle the toilet to get in/out.

 

[alizesmom]

Then I guess the 14 years that I owned and operated a nursing home taking care of people with disabilities and escorting a number of them to WDW where I pushed wheelchairs and wrestled crowds and fought for the dignity of my clients was for nothing. Thanks for setting me straight. I will try harder.

It isn't me you have to worry about.

Actually, I really believe you care about upholding the dignity of people. The problem I think is that you have decided what makes you uncomfortable and embarrassed has to do the same to others. Congratulations on doing a hard and often thankless job but let each person decide for him/herself.

 

[PlainJane]

Personally, I think it's first-come first-serve UNLESS there is a handicapped person waiting for the bathroom in line. In that case, that person should go ahead of everyone else once the handicapped bathroom opens up.

Handicapped people are like everyone else. Some of them are nuts.

Wise words Cool-Beans.

 

[Aisling]

I've used it if the other stalls were occupied and there was no handicapped person there waiting for it.

 

[shortbun]

The handicapped stall is NOT for handicapped only, it's there in case someone is there and needs it - they put the diaper changing stations in them(hardly a disability issue) and how did she know you didn't have a bum knee!! Otherwise, anyone can use it. This from a friend who helped to write the original ADA. She said the woman who screamed at you was out of line. Parking in a handicapped space is a no no.

 

[tinkerfan1]

Yep, she was rude...not you. Some people just think they are special. I have a handicapped tag but I don't always use a wheelchair at Disney World. I TRY to walk. I hope I don't get to the point where I HAVE to be in a wheelchair all the time but I may. If I do, I will have to only use the wheelchair stall but I will not expect my rights to that stall to be any different than they are right now nor will I expect anybody to wait for me to use it first. Good grief.

 

[Squirlz]

I used one over a year ago. Probably about the time this thread was started!

 

[Magic Mom]

This thread is more than a year old.

 

[Heidict]

This thread is more than a year old.

I know, makes you wonder why it was bumped after all this time. By a newbie at that. Yeah, you may not be a troll, but when you do something like this, bumping a really old thread and being "angry" it really points to that.

 

[Nancy]

This thread is more than a year old.

almost seems like it was bumped up just to get some digs in at certain poster

 

[Magic Mom]

almost seems like it was bumped up just to get some digs in at certain poster

I think you are right.