Getting Person with Disability to Wedding

[disneycrazed139]

Hi there,
Maybe this is a question for the disabilities board too if there is one, I think.
We are planning a wedding, and have booked a December date at Disney. That said, there is a very important wedding guest who has major disabilities, and we are thinking of even cancelling our plans if we can't accomodate her.

She has diabetes and is mentally not able to care for herself either. She lives in a nursing home. We want to get her to Disney resorts for the wedding and know she would need a private nurse and accompaniement the whole time. We are from NJ.

Has anyone dealt with this before or knows a resource that might provide a service of this type. I thought maybe Disney might have dealth with this as well,

Any advice is appreciated. Thanks!

 

[pooh98378]

I'm not sure if Disney has anything like this, but have you thought about getting a nurse from the nursing home where she is at to come with her?

 

[disneycrazed139]

Thanks for the suggestion. .. nothing is out of the question. I know it sounds like a difficult thing, but I am sure it has been done before. I feel selfish for even thinking about having it in Disney where others can't get to...

any other ideas?

 

[marywdw]

Disney is great with working with your needs for most disabilities (special rooms with accessible beds and bathrooms, etc.)....but I don't believe they can hook you up with round the clock care. Either see if her current care-giver is willing to travel, or call around the Orlando area and see if you can hire an at-home nurse or home health aide to stay with her at the resort.
This is a tricky one, but I'm sure you can find a solution!
Good luck!

 

[disneygirl_wdw]

There is a disability forum you could try asking. I know I had called and asked if Sea Breeze Point was wheelchair accessible, which they said it was. I don't know about the other locations. Disney does have rooms with roll-in showers for guests with mobility problems. I would sugest looking in the disablilites forum and click on the FAQ's sticky. They might also know about the nurse/attendant needed. HTH

 

[Tiggerific04]

I might be able to help... my MOH has quadriplegia and uses a wheelchair, needs assistance with pretty much everything. She used to live in a nursing home and now lives on her own with a roommate. She is bringing a guest with her to help with some things, and we are hiring an aide and a nurse in Orlando to come to the resort and help her with hygiene type things. I used Google to search for home health agencies in the area and called around until I found what we were looking for. There are actually a lot of places that offer what you're looking for... I can PM you the info later if you'd like.

 

[LindyLouWho]

Go to the Disney World website, hook up with an online Disney Rep., they should be able to answer, in detail, any questions on this subject. WDW has visitors all the time that are very ill, particularly children. They MUST have some good protocol for these situations.