Woman with illness sues Disney for prohibiting her from riding

Juggalotus said:
So when 3 teenagers get out of car joking and go running into the mall I should look the other way because they are borrowing mommy's car? Bull.

This is exactly the kind of thing I'm talking about, which admittedly is watered down given my reference to the douchebaggery of the guy at Animal Kingdom. Look, I'm usually the one who defends even the absurd parts of the ADA, but what pisses me off is the people who abuse it at the expense of others.

I agree that abuse of these sorts of things is rampant, but I don't know of an easy way to deal with it.

It's like everything else, the bad minority ruin it for the majority.

When I went to Disney in August, I really was taken aback by the sheer number of people in those little scooters, the majority of whom seemed like a little excercise would do them good.

Those who use them regularly (usually the elderly and handicapped) seem to use them respectfully. It really seemed that the people at Disney were just fatsos who didn't feel like walking and were completely unfamiliar with the concept of using one of these vehicles. Things like looking behind them for my 2-year old before backing up never crossed their mind. Yeah, I know, it's Disney World. Who would've thought kids would be walking around.

Besides,how far would you take the decent questioning? You ask if theaccommodation is justifiable. They answer yes. Then what?

And if the answer is no, what do you do? Whether the answer is yes or no to the question of whether it is justifiable, there still is very little that we can do about it without sounding like the little brat sister who is tattling on her brother.

"UUUuuuummmmm! I 'm telling!"

The thing I do in situations like that is just keep it to myself and pray that the person comes to a realization of what they are doing.

Well, if they answer "no" at least they are aware that someone else is watching. It will bring them to the realization that they shouldn't be doing it a little faster (I hope).

Ok, I just re-read the article and I don't get how this woman could have benefitted in any way from riding Tower of Terror for her "issues".

I could only think that riding would only aggravate her condition...

And, I kind-of agree with Disney on this one. She was (maybe) abusing her assistance privilege but when she got belligerent about it, they had the right to do what they did.

If it bothered you enough, you could go to mall security and report it. Some malls and shopping centers have diligent security people who periodically check to see whether cars parked in accessible spots have a valid plate or placard and ticket those who don't. Others would rather hang out at the Earring Pagoda or Orange Julius kiosk. And it wouldn't help in the case of the teenager who's using the parent's car, unless they were actually seen getting into or out of the car.

A complaint would be more effective if it came from someone who needed a space and couldn't get one because it was taken up by someone who didn't need it.

Personally, I don't see get how these people with the jacked up trucks can get a handicapped placard. If you can climb in and out of a cab 4 feet off the ground, I think you should be able to walk an extra 20 feet into the store.

One of my friends has a name for all those people who shouldnt need to use a scooter at Disney World: Flying Donuts.

I think the name is quite accurate.