Question on handicap accessible units

[Coloradomom]

We are planning on our usual October trip for this fall. This one will be extra special as DD will be a senior in HS so last time she goes with us on our annual fall trip. I have booked a 1 bdrm at SSR.
Here's where the complication arises. 3 weeks ago I slipped on ice and really pulverized (shattered all bones and have lots of screws and a plate) ankle....still lots of pain, am in a wheelchair, will be casted for at least 6 more weeks. Then PT. Doc says to expect a long recovery . I cannot believe I will not be mobile by October, but if I am not, what would my chances be of getting a handicap accessible room, say in August for our Oct trip? I do not want to request one on the (hopefully) unlikely chance I will need it, because that does not seem fair to others.
Any thoughts would be very apppreciated.

 

[BroganMc]

Handicap units are fewer as a general rule. And since people needing the rooms must book them upon reservation, I think you'll have a considerably less chance of getting one at a later date.

I appreciate your not booking one and taking it from someone who needs it (I use a wheelchair and must have a HC unit to travel), but in your current situation you fit the same category.

I think your best bet is to get that confirmed HC unit now. You can always call back in August or September and release the HC room if you don't need it. It is much easier to give up something than get something later.

I too will be traveling in October and staying at SSR. I reserved a 2 bedroom HA room. Good luck with yours!

NOTE: HA rooms at SSR all have roll-in showers and high seat commodes. The King bed is also lowered for more accessible entry. And I believe you'll lose the bar counter in the kitchen. Not sure why on that. It seemed a waste to me to lose it.

 

[SueM in MN]

Handicap units are fewer as a general rule. And since people needing the rooms must book them upon reservation, I think you'll have a considerably less chance of getting one at a later date.

I appreciate your not booking one and taking it from someone who needs it (I use a wheelchair and must have a HC unit to travel), but in your current situation you fit the same category.

I think your best bet is to get that confirmed HC unit now. You can always call back in August or September and release the HC room if you don't need it. It is much easier to give up something than get something later.

I too will be traveling in October and staying at SSR. I reserved a 2 bedroom HA room. Good luck with yours!

NOTE: HA rooms at SSR all have roll-in showers and high seat commodes. The King bed is also lowered for more accessible entry. And I believe you'll lose the bar counter in the kitchen. Not sure why on that. It seemed a waste to me to lose it.

You do lose the bar counter in the kitchen. Our most recent stays at SSR were in accessible rooms, not the regular ones. I'm not sure, but I think the handicapped accessible one has a wider kitchen. If it was 10-12 inches wider, that would account for the bar.
I agree that if you think you need it, it would be easier to reserve it and change later.
The other question is whether you actually need the features of the handicapped room or not. If you do (or think you might) need the grab bars, raised seat toilet and/or roll in shower, then book an accessible room. If you don't need those things, you would be able to get a wheelchair into a regular room and move around about the same. The 'footprint' of the rooms are pretty similar. The doorways into all the places look pretty much the same sizes and since all the buildings at SSR have elevators, you don't have to worry about which floor you are on.

 

[PatsMom]

I did something that sounds very similar to my ankle a few years ago. I still have the plate and screws on one bone and the screws in the other bone. The doctor isn't kidding about a long recovery - I was a total of 3 months non-weight bearing. And then physical therapy. And a second round of physical therapy. The ankle is still permanently swollen and I have arthritis in that joint. I have arthritis anyhow so the doctor said he would have been more surprised if there wasn't arthritis in the joint. Anyway, I went to Disney the next fall and had no need for a handicapped room. My DH thought we might want a wheelchair for the parks because the ankle does swell horribly when I do a lot of standing or walking. But I found that I was able to get around even Epcot. I hated the thought of the wheelchair just because it was such a pain when I was non-weight bearing to have to deal with getting it into the house, into the car, etc. After the first week or so, I just used my crutches in the house because we found that the downstairs definitely was not wheelchair friendly. And I didn't go upstairs for the entire 3 months! Good luck with the ankle.