Thank you for helping me realize that medical issues do not qualify for DAS, even if they do prevent us from waiting in lines. I was using the definition on Disney’s site and thinking we would qualify, but you’ve helped me realize we don’t. We aren’t trying to take advantage of anything, and are reworking our trip so that we don’t need a DAS. We will spend a few hours together in a park and then one parent and our SN child will leave to take care of the medical stuff while the other parent enjoys the rest of the day with our other kids. Your response was helpful in determining that the DAS was actually not designed for us because we don’t have sensory/behavioral type issues.
DAS is NOT only for people with sensory/behavioral issues. If a person’s medical issues prevent them from waiting in the regular lines, those are also reasons DAS might be helpful. My own daughter has a variety of needs, including some that are medical.
What you originally posted is very long and had quite a bit of medical jargon in it.
You should be able to give your information in 2 sentences - it’s not necessary to go into a lot of detail or mention everything/every issue; saying too much can confuse the CM (and, he/she is likely to cut you off because it’s more than they need).
Just think about the things that are pertinent to waiting in line and your concerns related to those. If it’s not going to actually cause problems in line, it’s not pertinent.
Many of the things you mentioned related to needing to use a mobility device - like your child’s stroller in line. You can get a tag to use a stroller as a wheelchair; that is separate from DAS.
The »stroller as wheelchair tag » allows a stroller to be brought into lines and attractions where strollers are not normally allowed. All attractions are wheelchair accessible to the point of boarding and most are wheelchair accessible in the regular line. (The exceptions are attractions where guests must be ambulatory - Swiss Family Robinson Treehouse, Peoplemover and much of Tom Sawyer Island).
EDITED TO ADD: After I posted, you added that your child has a wheelchair, so you would need a stroller as wheelchair tag.
If your child is elementary school age and/or the wheelchair is a pushchair type chair, that looks somewhat similar to a stroller, the tag may still be useful. It can help to avoid CMs and other guests from confusing it with a wheelchair.
Some people find being able to use their stroller as a wheelchair meets all their needs, but others still have still have issues that are not met by the stroller and do use DAS in addition.
DAS doesn‘t need to be day 1 of your trip or not at all; some people don’t know what their specific issues will be until they have tried a few waits in line. After getting more clear about what Issues they had in line, they are ready to go to Guest Relations to request DAS.