Court sides with Disney on Segway ban

Jeff said:

People like him are a fraction of a fraction of people with mobility issues.

Even at a small percentage, the ADA demands that reasonable accommodations be made. If untrained fat people are allowed to roll people over in motorized scooters, there's no reason not to allow someone to bring in a device they own, where the manufacturer of the device mandates training for everyone purchasing one.

Jeff said:

Has a Segway ever been prescribed as a medical device?

While the manufacturer doesn't list it as an accessibility device, doctors have apparently issued prescriptions for them, as seen here.

And as we all know, doctors never prescribe anything a patient doesn't absolutely need.

^As we all know, that obviously isn't true.

Because that comment was totally warranted and not unnecessary at all.

the ADA demands that reasonable accommodations be made

But the ADA doesn't demand that a Segway is reasonable accommodation, I would venture to guess.

Segways are not primarily sold as a medical device, and the majority of people with them aren't using them as medical devices. Disney has every right to say no to these, and I concur. If they allow recreational devices like this simply because someone has one that has an Rx for one brings it in, then how do they justify stopping everyone else?

A wheelchair is an acceptable and reasonable accomodation for most people.

So, if I have an Rx for a recreational product, I can bring it in to Disney, you say? Oh, GAAAAATOORRRRR....

Would that include medicinal brownies??

You can lose your job, or your driver's license, for taking medically-prescribed marijuana....so I don't think brownies will be accepted in the parks. And I don't think the smoking areas in parks will allow "medically-prescribed" smoking.

But the times, they are a-changin'...

For those few here who may be familiar with "Segway Jeremy Ryan"....I think he's the one that comes to mind when I think of someone who might actually present a medical NEED for a Segway. But we'll see where the courts end up, because ADA presents a whole host of challenges for businesses, government agencies, etc.

edit: It might just be me, but my internal spell-checker objects every single time I misspell the word "segue"....