OneLittleSpark
A Michaelmusophobia Sufferer (please don't hate me
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OK, a couple of points I want to make:
It is ILLEGAL to ask for proof of disability to receive help that will mitigate a disability and therefore grant equal access. Full Stop. The End. No Ifs Ands or Buts. (The example of parking permits does not count as this provides more than equal access).
Segways pose a health threat due to their high speeds, unusual controls and high line of sight
Segways are not recognised mobility aids, nor do the manufacturers want them to be. Therefore Disney does not have to allow them into the parks
There are alternative products on the market that allow the user to 'stand'
It is not Disney's responsibility to design mobility aids, any more than it is to design cars. They may be wonderful, but they don't control the whole world (yet 
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I'm sure nobody here is arguing against those who use Segways daily as mobility devices. The problem is, as soon as they are allowed into the parks, other people, who aren't familiar with the controls, may rent them to use in the parks. This would end up with hundreds of inexperienced drivers careening around the parks on devices they're still learning to drive!
If Disney were to start 'screening' people to see who should bring one in and who shouldn't, how would they do it? Would you want to be the Cast Member who had to decide if someone was 'disabled enough'?
It is ILLEGAL to ask for proof of disability to receive help that will mitigate a disability and therefore grant equal access. Full Stop. The End. No Ifs Ands or Buts. (The example of parking permits does not count as this provides more than equal access). Segways pose a health threat due to their high speeds, unusual controls and high line of sight Segways are not recognised mobility aids, nor do the manufacturers want them to be. Therefore Disney does not have to allow them into the parks There are alternative products on the market that allow the user to 'stand' It is not Disney's responsibility to design mobility aids, any more than it is to design cars. They may be wonderful, but they don't control the whole world (yet )I'm sure nobody here is arguing against those who use Segways daily as mobility devices. The problem is, as soon as they are allowed into the parks, other people, who aren't familiar with the controls, may rent them to use in the parks. This would end up with hundreds of inexperienced drivers careening around the parks on devices they're still learning to drive!
If Disney were to start 'screening' people to see who should bring one in and who shouldn't, how would they do it? Would you want to be the Cast Member who had to decide if someone was 'disabled enough'?
