Vaughn4380
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- Aug 13, 2009
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Hello everyone! Sorry if this is in the wrong forum but I wasn't sure where to put it. While not actually disabled, my mother has a metal plate, pins, and screws from an accident a few years ago. Thankfully she recovered 100% with the addition of the new hardware and has no mobility issues. However, she now sets off every metal detector she goes through.
To get through a TSA screening at the airport she has to have documentation from her doctor and a private security screening with an agent who usually wants to see the scars and pat her down in "personal areas". Since hearing about the new metal detectors at Disney, she is afraid she will have to go through a similar process and the thought of a strip search every day just to get into the park is overwhelming her. So much that she is thinking about cancelling our trip in June.
I am wondering if a note from her doctor would allow her to avoid the metal detector treatment, and if so, would there be any additional level of screening like a pat down? If so, do they take you to a private area to do this? She really wants to avoid showing off the scars in public or making a scene trying to explain why the metal detector is going off.
To get through a TSA screening at the airport she has to have documentation from her doctor and a private security screening with an agent who usually wants to see the scars and pat her down in "personal areas". Since hearing about the new metal detectors at Disney, she is afraid she will have to go through a similar process and the thought of a strip search every day just to get into the park is overwhelming her. So much that she is thinking about cancelling our trip in June.
I am wondering if a note from her doctor would allow her to avoid the metal detector treatment, and if so, would there be any additional level of screening like a pat down? If so, do they take you to a private area to do this? She really wants to avoid showing off the scars in public or making a scene trying to explain why the metal detector is going off.