Today's Podcast - DAS Changes

[Angel Ariel]

@Teleclashter @WebmasterCorey -

First, I do want to say thank you for covering the DAS changes today, given it was breaking news when the podcast went live.

Please consider doing a follow-up perhaps next week or the week after with someone who is actually disabled/requires DAS to access the parks. Your moderators on the disABILITIES forum are great (@SueM in MN @lanejudy ). There are knowledgeable posters there with lots of experience with the current system (and past systems).

It's really important to have authentic representation of DAS users' experiences in a conversation like this one, and while today's conversation was good, that view was missing.

 

[disneydad1000]

My daughter has type1 diabetes and always qualified for das..we are returning in August will she still be able to qualify?

 

[Angel Ariel]

My daughter has type1 diabetes and always qualified for das..we are returning in August will she still be able to qualify?

No one here can answer that. Do the video call at 30 days before your trip, and be prepared to explain what accommodations your daughter needs.

 

[jacstangler]

My daughter has type1 diabetes and always qualified for das..we are returning in August will she still be able to qualify?

Unless she had complications why on earth would she. My 50 year old son has 1 and he would never be considered disabled.

 

[rdaky]

Unless she had complications why on earth would she. My 50 year old son has 1 and he would never be considered disabled.

I am wondering this too. And I mean this with all due respect, why can a person with diabetes type 1 not wait in line? We have a few family friends with type 1 and they don't use DAS.

 

[jimmymc]

My daughter has type1 diabetes and always qualified for das..we are returning in August will she still be able to qualify?

It depends on what accommodations she needs. If it's an issue that can be solved by having her wait in a wheelchair or allowing her to leave the line, visit the restroom or water fountain, and come back, then she probably won't qualify. But the only way to know for sure is apply.