CDavid
Well-Known Member
Quoted mostly because its the gospel truth and bears repeating. I suspect most people here who have never dealt with a wheelchair also never noticed the queue of wheelchairs, ECV's, and persons with mobility impairments at the exit to Spaceship Earth. The attraction probably had a five-minute wait (if that) for the regular "standby" line; We probably waited 20 minutes or more.
There may be the occasional time when that would be appropriate, but the problem is it means forcing the group to split up (on what is often a family vacation, etc.). People are stating - and rightfully so - that families who have a member of their group with disabilities should be treated as much as possible like everyone else. They should wait (together) in the same line with everyone else and/or for a similar length of time. In principle I agree, though there will necessarily be some exceptions to the rule for practical reasons. For instance, there is the oft-cited example of trying to load a wheelchair onto a packed bus, when it is so much easier (and faster) to do so before the passengers have boarded.
