https://www.disabilityscoop.com/2016/04/29/judge-tosses-suit-disney/22249/
A federal judge ruled that Disney’s 2013 policy changes around visitors to their park who have disabilities do not violate the Americans with Disabilities Act. The policy changes made it so that instead of visitors with disabilities being allowed to move to the front of lines, they would now be given passes based on estimated wait times so that they wouldn’t have to stand in the line but would be allowed to return at the time that they would have made it to the front of the line.
The article implies that these changes have the largest effect on children with autism. It says that parents complained that the new policy lead to more meltdowns from children. It did not mention negative effects other than unhappy children or any disabilities other than autism (except for an implicit reference to mobility impairments through mention of wheelchair ramps.
Part of the ruling was that a blanket rule like the one instituted, rather than individualized care, did not in fact violate the ADA as plaintiffs alleged. I understand why this is the case but is telling of both the ADA and Disney’s priorities. If Disney wanted to actually show that it cared about visitors with disabilities it would provide comprehensive individualized services, but the corporation is probably more concerned with making sure they are policy compliant rather than actually providing care.
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