What is the etiquette of offering your seat to the disabled, elderly, or people with small children?

[SMD]

Because I chose to just roll with it. I know my options. This is simply my opinion. I was certainly capable of holding my child and standing, so I did.

Judging other people as rude because you perceive them to be able-bodied and changing your resort category because you've judged the entire group of people who use their transportation doesn't seem like rolling with it.

 

[gap2368]

this just might be the last thing I post on this thread because it really has gotten out of hand, but I am going to try and tell you something that happened when I was in about 4 grade ( and I do not remember every thing as it was many many moons ago)

but my Dad was driving me some where when a van came out of no where and almost hit us my dad was angry laid on his horn and was POed for a while after this. a few days latter we went to the local football game ( season ticket holder) and the group of people that sat behind up ( 2 families grand parents there two sons sons wives and one had 2 son the other had 3 kids I think they had 8 or 9 sets ( they all did not go all the time) this day there were only the granddad and one some, my dad asked where every one else was turns out the van that we almost hit that my dad was so POED at ( and I felt at the time he had a right to be) was one of the little kids got hurt playing football broke his lag eended up have 3 or 4 surgeries that year to fix it and the dad ( I think was driving to the hospital ) to see his son I will always remember my dad hitting the breaks so we should not hit the van and our car swerving not to hit I will also remember my dad face when he released who it was and what happened now that I am older I can not imagine a parent getting a phone call that your child is hurt.

the reason why I am telling this is that unless we walk in someone else shoes we have no idea what they are going thought ( and typing it out really dose not justice) we can think someone is being rude because they do not fold a stroller or because they do not put a child in there lab or because they have a bag on a set next to them, I do not see people complaining that some one uses an ECV and takes up 2 set with that then moves to a set because it is safer for them I think most people have gotten hurt and have a twisted ankle wrist you name the body part and can see the ECV/ wheel chair and see the person disability, and understand that person disability or need to use a mobility device but for someone with an invisible disability there is the you are being rude and what not. Trust me I would do anything not to have the disabilities that I have it is an every day battle I never get a way form it. I am constantly working on things ( my brother has scofernia and bipoller I know I have misses spells the first one) but our disabilities do not mix at all and I am the one that has to change for him) I go to Disney to get away from him ( I do love him) but I have my own problems that even at Disney I still deal wth I have misses rides because I could not go on them at the time ( I have a nice stack of return time card last trip I had all three FP or maybe 2 that I did not use and I left before I could use my DAS return time) but I really do not think that I need to work on therapy thing any more then I have to at Disney and if putting a bag next to me ( and again I do not do this a lot ) is what I need to do to get back then that is what I will do. I find this no more rude then an over weight person take up 2 sets someone in an ECV using three sets. or a parent who has a small chair sitting next to then it is what I need at the time and I will contue to go to disney and will countue to have the best time I can I will countue to work while I am at home on theripy things but I will not spend my entire time at Disney doing this, yes there will allways be somethere is not way around this for me but I do not need to sprend the may majority of my time there doing this.

I hope people can understand that people are just trying to have a good vacation and people do this differently at the end f the day every one will ( God willing) get home/ back to the hotel safely we will all go to bad and then hopefully wake up and have either a safe trip home or another day at the park. Fore people with disabilities weather like the OP that need a set or me whose times need more room it is up to use to decide what we need and how we are going to make it work and then to know what we can do if plan A dose not work after all it is our vacation too.

if I have offended any one sorry but this is just how I feel and this back and forth really should stop I do know that my disability is a hard one for people ( in my life to understand this is why I will not say I have XYZ) and will not try to explain it ( I have a hard time real life) but some times we need to take a step back and instead of thinking that person was rude ( like with the van almost hitting my dad and I ) we need to go well maybe that person has a disability and they are doing the best they can ( maybe that van that almost hit me was going to the hospital, or what ever)

I hope you all have a great night and sorry about all the spelling grammar errors

 

[lanejudy]

I think this thread had run it's course.