Special Needs Strollers

coruth4

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Here's one that I have not seen anywhere on the boards yet. I have a 10 yr old daughter with a mitochondrial disorder. The long & short of it is that she is unable to do a lot of walking and we have a "special needs stroller" for her. What that translates to is a stroller that can handle an individual up to 125 lbs. Basically a "grown up" stroller. It looks exactly like your typical toddler stroller with the shade cover, drink holders, etc. The only downside is that is does not fold down like a typicall stroller.
As you can imagine, a stroller that large is very large even when colapsed down. And it folds down flat (about 3 feet long) instead of in half.
I am wondering if there is anyone else there that has something similar and has taken it to Disney? My thought is that we would need to treat it the same as a wheelchair on the buses - it would have to be strapped in rather than folded down.
We are thinking of going in December when the crowd levels should be lower & hopefully the buses less crowded.

Any thoughts or suggestions? Woul dit be better to rent a wheelchair fo rthe length of stay?
 
Hello! You should post this on the DISabilities section of the boards. Everyone there is very helpful. You can get a Guest Assistance Card which allows you to use the stroller as a wheelchair. As our son uses a wheelchair we have experience with GAC's and w/c use etc, but not with using a stroller.

I would think it would be best to use the equipment you know works and is most comfortable for your child...and you!

Have a good trip!
 


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