wheelchair

As we have mentioned in previous articles, Little Banshee has Phelan-McDermid Syndrome. In her case, it means that she has low muscle tone, impaired gross and fine motors skills, and developmental delays (among other symptoms). She is generally able to walk, but just not to the extent that is required in the parks. As a result, when we travel to WDW, she tours the parks in a wheelchair. When she rides the rides, she able to transfer from her wheelchair to most rides with some assistance from us. It is no stretch to say that doing so is akin to…

Little Banshee has Phelan-McDermid Syndrome which, among other things, means that she has low muscle tone. The upshot of this is that she needs to be transported in a wheelchair when we visit Walt Disney World. While I commend WDW for making the parks generally wheelchair accessible, there are still many places where pushing her in a wheelchair is problematic for us. Note that this article is written from the point of view of someone who is pushing an approximately 100 lbs individual in a 30 lb manual wheelchair. Therefore, it may or may not apply to your own personal…