As expected, a shareholder proposal for an independent review of Disney’s Disability Access Service (DAS) has failed a shareholder vote. The proposal has gained a lot of attention within the Disney fan community, but it failed a vote of shareholders, earning only 5% of the early vote totals.
Disability Access Service Shareholder Proposal Fails Vote
The shareholder proposal was a direct response to a massive overhaul of Disney’s Disability Access Service (DAS) back in May 2024. In short, the May 2024 changes significantly restricted the number of guests who qualify for the program. Controversially, Disney limited access to the program for guests who had a “developmental disability like autism or similar”.
This change greatly reduced the number of guests who qualified for the DAS program. To be clear, the program was bloated, and the previously lenient requirements likely meant that there were a number of guests utilizing the program who shouldn’t have been using it. Likewise, the new restrictions seemed to swing too far in the other direction, clearly excluding guests who would not only benefit from the program but also guests who may not be able to experience the Disney theme parks without the program.
Disney has remained firm with the changes, and there is no shortage of social media videos that have gone viral within the online Disney community, showcasing guests who claim to need access to the program but were denied.
The shareholder proposal was seeking an independent review of the change in DAS policies. Disney publicly opposed the shareholder proposal. The proposal failed by a margin of 95% against, and 5% in favor.
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