[Nfbf-l] Disney world takes privileges from disabled guests? What's this all about?

[Bob Clark]

Hello:

In response to this issue, my opinion, as unpopular as it will probably be on this listserv, is the following:
   *. Why should the "disabled" be entitled to special privileges?  I certainly believe and support equal rights for everyone: however, I do not support special privileges.  In my opinion, expectations like these by certain members of the 'disabled" community significantly contribute to the general publics' misconceptions of what a "disabled" individual's capabilities are.

In conclusion, if one wants special privileges at an amusement park, pay for the privelege just like anyone else does.

          Bob Clark


-----Original Message-----
From: Beth Taurasi <denverqueen1107 at comcast.net>
Sent: Monday, September 23, 2013 3:55 PM
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Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] Disney world takes privileges from disabled guests? What's this all about?

On 9/23/2013 1:09 PM, lappland wrote:
> The special priveledges that were given to persons with diabilities 
> was being abused so they were removed.
>
> Sincerely,
> Carolyn Lapp
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> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Beth Taurasi" 
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> Subject: [Nfbf-l] Disney world takes privileges from disabled guests? 
> What's this all about?
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>
>> Hi, Florida Federation family,
>> I just got word on a Tallahassee mailing list about some article in 
>> the Tallahassee Democrat saying that Disney took privileges away from 
>> disabled guests.  They think it's high time we don't get to go to the 
>> front of the line.  I don't know what you guys think, but it's not so 
>> much a blind person, but a wheelchair person with congenital heart 
>> failure, that needs the front of the line.  I don't know what you 
>> guys would say to this, but my bf Blake and Ii are talking about 
>> boycotting Disney and all affiliated businesses because it's not so 
>> much the congenitally disabled, like wheelchairs and heart defects 
>> and no legs and arms and whatever, need those privileges.  In fact, 
>> they have a "right" to be treated with respect.
>> I'm all for Universal.  Thanks, Disney, thanks.
>> Beth
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So how are the EXTREMELY disabled to get about Disney world?  I'm not 
sure Disney is a good place to go now that they won't accommodate much.  
My bf Blake and I don't know if we should eve do business with them.
Beth

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