Wheelchair/Handicapped Accessible Room Locations and Measurements

[ahutton]

W were assigned Saratoga Springs 8010 2 bedroom. not a lockout. Room was refurbished with solid floors except in master bedroom that was a king bed. The Master bedroom and bathroom were not accessible at all, could not get through doors to main bedroom or into the bathroom. No safety handrails. Walk in shower, no handrail, they will bring a bench but must clear small step to enter. Accessible doorway into the main room area and into bedroom 2 from living room. It used to be a lockout, the doorway to outside was removed (it was obvious in layout and with a missing number in the sequence. That room's bathroom had grab rails, and a tub with grab rails too, normal home size tub.

Great if you need a kids or guest room that's accessible. Bad if it's you and you intend to use the Master bed which is really high.

 

[chaoslobster]

Great if you need a kids or guest room that's accessible. Bad if it's you and you intend to use the Master bed which is really high.

All the beds in non handicapped rooms are high, far as I can tell. I'm five feet tall and pretty seriously physically disabled. I cannot sit down on anything where the seat surface is higher than my butt - I don't have the ability to push/pull myself up no matter how easy it may seem.

Meanwhile, handicapped rooms bed is too low for me to stand up without several attempts and a lot of struggle and inappropriate language. I have knee replacements and neither knee bends anywhere close to 90 degrees. I rent a tall commode seat every year because even the handicapped toilet is much much too low.

I stick with the handicapped rooms and the low bed because at least I can eventually get myself up after some tries, whereas the high bed I cannot use whatsoever. I've found it helps if I put a pillow down on the mattress where my rear end will settle so it's under me when I try to stand up. It gives an extra inch of height, and provides a springy surface which helps a lot.

To stand up, I just sort of - I rock my torso back and then forwards, try to shove myself to my feet, fail and land back on my butt, and the momentum of my butt landing back on the pillow gives me more forwards momentum on the next rock and stand motion. I can usually get to my feet by the third try. It's hard to explain without watching me do this and trying not to laugh. But it does work, and the high bed is not a possibility, so I persevere!

 

[PNO4TE]

EDIT: From Disney ~ If it says "Wheelchair Accessible" it will be on a ground floor if a building has no elevators. If it doesn't specify wheelchair accessibility it might be on an upper floor.

We recently booked a CBR Water/Pool View Accessible 5th sleeper with a roll-in shower. When checking out the Room Finder section of another website I see that some are listed as being on the second floor. Is that a mistake or are they truly on the second floor in a building without elevators?

 

[DanielleC]

We recently booked a CBR Water/Pool View Accessible 5th sleeper with a roll-in shower. When checking out the Room Finder section of another website I see that some are listed as being on the second floor. Is that a mistake or are they truly on the second floor in a building without elevators?

Probably a mistake. But call Disney or ask at Plan Disney to be sure.

 

[lanejudy]

We recently booked a CBR Water/Pool View Accessible 5th sleeper with a roll-in shower. When checking out the Room Finder section of another website I see that some are listed as being on the second floor. Is that a mistake or are they truly on the second floor in a building without elevators?

Not all “accessible” rooms are wheelchair accessible. Florida accessible (if still offered) and hearing accessible may be on the 2nd floor without an elevator.

 

[WDWkristin]

Does anyone know where the 1 bedroom standards view “Florida Special Accessible Room” is at Boardwalk Villas? Touring Plans only shows the wheelchair accessible rooms.

 

[Simba's Mom]

Great if you need a kids or guest room that's accessible. Bad if it's you and you intend to use the Master bed which is really high.

Interesting-we recently were in a wheelchair accessible GV at OKW that was just the opposite-the Master bathroom was the only WA bath, the other 3 were not, and the bed in the Master was the only lower one.