?? re accessible studios

[Simba's Mom]

When I was looking to book an accessible studio at BCV or VGF, I was given 2 types of accessible rooms as options. Can anyone tell me what a "Florida special accessibility" room is? And what is a "Wheelchair accessible with tub"? How can a wheelchair accessible room have a tub? Can anyone explain?

 

[RoseGold]

You can Google any of the rooms. You can probably even find walkthroughs for them.

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

When I was looking to book an accessible studio at BCV or VGF, I was given 2 types of accessible rooms as options. Can anyone tell me what a "Florida special accessibility" room is? And what is a "Wheelchair accessible with tub"? How can a wheelchair accessible room have a tub? Can anyone explain?

They do explain what each is but the Florida accessible has things like a higher toilet and maybe a lower bed but best to go back and read all of it. Regarding the wheelchair accessible with tub - not everyone needs or wants a roll in shower. The wheelchair accessible with tub will have all the normal accessible set up - lower counters, roll under sinks, lower switches, microwave on counter (should be - my sister had a Poly fully accessible with roll in shower and the microwave was on a shelf that she then couldn't reach). It will have a tub with grab bars instead of a roll in shower.

 

[tobikaye]

And what is a "Wheelchair accessible with tub"? How can a wheelchair accessible room have a tub? Can anyone explain?

A wheelchair accessible room with a tub instead of a shower is basically the same as a wheelchair accessible room with roll-in shower except a tub instead of a roll in shower. The tub normally has additional bars around it to help a person in and out of the tub. A lot of people in wheelchairs use these with a shower seat that they can transfer over to sit on and shower. Some families with young children that use wheelchairs may prefer to bath them in a tub instead of a shower. Until this past year, my sister could use an accessible tub to take quick showers as long as there were good bars to hold onto. Now, a shower wipes her energy level out and it is not safe for her to use a tub, even with the extra bars.

 

[bobbiwoz]

When I was looking to book an accessible studio at BCV or VGF, I was given 2 types of accessible rooms as options. Can anyone tell me what a "Florida special accessibility" room is? And what is a "Wheelchair accessible with tub"? How can a wheelchair accessible room have a tub? Can anyone explain?

I was given a “Wheelchair accessible with tub” and it had plenty of grab bars. Still, it was not suitable for me since you still had to climb over the tub rim.

 

[Simba's Mom]

You can Google any of the rooms. You can probably even find walkthroughs for them.

That makes so much sense, why didn't I think of that? You can find so much on Youtube, and I never thought of looking there. Thanks, RoseGold!

 

[Best Aunt]

Years back, I was assigned to a handicapped accessible studio at BCV. This was before the most recent refurb at BCV. I did not request a handicapped accessible studio, and I did not want it, but I was told at check-in that there was no other available studio at BCV to switch me to. I do not use a wheelchair. My notes say:

The room did not have a roll-in shower. However, the bathtub/shower had grab bars which extended into the bathroom beyond the shower curtain. Thus, there was water on the floor after every shower. There was absolutely no storage space in the bathroom. Not a single shelf or cupboard. They probably didn’t want storage under the sink, so that a wheelchair could scoot up under there. But don’t disabled people need to leave a toothbrush somewhere? Seems like they could have put a shelf somewhere. There was no closet. There were two large spaces where a closet could have gone. Perhaps they left it empty so that someone could put a wheelchair there. There were closet rods in cupboard-like areas on either side of the TV. However, the vacuum and pack’n’ play also were in there. Very little hanging space. (Maybe one foot on each rod.) There was very little counter space in the kitchenette, particularly if you use the toaster. The glasses and plates were on a very high shelf. I could only reach the front of it. How is someone in a wheelchair supposed to reach it at all? One day the maid put the bathmat over the shower rod; how is someone in a wheelchair supposed to reach that?

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

Years back, I was assigned to a handicapped accessible studio at BCV. This was before the most recent refurb at BCV. I did not request a handicapped accessible studio, and I did not want it, but I was told at check-in that there was no other available studio at BCV to switch me to. I do not use a wheelchair. My notes say:

The room did not have a roll-in shower. However, the bathtub/shower had grab bars which extended into the bathroom beyond the shower curtain. Thus, there was water on the floor after every shower. There was absolutely no storage space in the bathroom. Not a single shelf or cupboard. They probably didn’t want storage under the sink, so that a wheelchair could scoot up under there. But don’t disabled people need to leave a toothbrush somewhere? Seems like they could have put a shelf somewhere. There was no closet. There were two large spaces where a closet could have gone. Perhaps they left it empty so that someone could put a wheelchair there. There were closet rods in cupboard-like areas on either side of the TV. However, the vacuum and pack’n’ play also were in there. Very little hanging space. (Maybe one foot on each rod.) There was very little counter space in the kitchenette, particularly if you use the toaster. The glasses and plates were on a very high shelf. I could only reach the front of it. How is someone in a wheelchair supposed to reach it at all? One day the maid put the bathmat over the shower rod; how is someone in a wheelchair supposed to reach that?

Disney has terrible designs for HA rooms. We have not gotten accessible rooms at all resorts but we found they had done somewhat better in newer resorts like Poly or AKV vs SSR, BWV, BCV. VGF even has some improvements but still quite a few issues. I'll say that the showers/tubs were often the bane of my sister and it was far too common at most hotels that the design allowed water all over the floors which of course is a terrible hazard.

 

[bobbiwoz]

I was assigned a HA studio with a bathtub at VGF in November, and it was hard for me, because I cannot step over a bathtub and had to explain that I bought at VGF because the studios had the stand up shower stall.

I thought the kitchenette in that room was very poorly designed. There was absolutely no room to fill the coffee pot with water without taking it off the counter!! I guess the top cabinets were lowered to accommodate someone in a wheelchair, but if there was ever a need for a smaller coffee pot, this was it.

I was assigned a BW view HA Studio for the NYE and this had the roll in shower. I think that was a good design as far as the cabinets and coffee pot, but all utensils were high up. How could a person in a wheelchair reach it??