Disney World fans slam theme park's new Disability Access Service program - branding the application process as 'invasive,' humiliating,' and degrading'
Disney World fans with serious health conditions have slammed the theme park's new Disability Access Service program after they were denied for the service - branding the application process as 'invasive,' humiliating,' and degrading,' and claiming the changes forced them into 'potentially deadly' situations. Back in May, Disney announced that only people with 'a developmental disability like autism or a similar disorder' would be accepted for its Disability Access Service program Now, one avid Disney park-goer Shannon Bonadurer spoke to DailyMail.com about how its new rules had negatively impacted her family and the disability community In addition, she suffers from a neurological movement disorder called dystonia that 'causes her muscles to freeze up,' sometimes leaving her 'unable to move' or even 'flailing' uncontrollably. She said she was forced to share immensely personal details about her debilitating conditions, only to get denied - and called the interview process 'humiliating' and 'degrading' She was told she could exit the queue if she started to feel sick and return when her party got to the front - but that would mean leaving her 'blind, autistic, and nonverbal' son alone 'There may be times when a guest must briefly step out of the standby queue and then rejoin their party,' Disney's website reads. Disney's DAS program allows guests who 'are unable to wait in a conventional queue for an extended period of time' to receive a return time and stand on a separate line for attractions While Shannon was denied, she was able to get the DAS pass approved for her son, but she added, 'You can't pick and choose which disability you are going to accept' He said there are many physical disabilities that could make waiting on line uncomfortable - or even dangerous. Aaron Baker, a former professional motocross athlete who became paralyzed from the chin down after suffering from a spinal cord injury in 1999, also spoke to DailyMail.com about it He said the changes to the policy could have 'negative psychosocial affects' and leave people with disabilities feeling 'not seen, heard, considered, or even respected' The anonymous park-goer, like Shannon, slammed the 'invasive and humiliating' interview process, and called the whole program 'absolutely ignorant.'
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