Overview
- Proposal 7, filed by shareholder Erik Paul, sought a third-party evaluation of Disney’s accessibility practices focused on legal, financial, reputational and enterprise-risk issues.
- Approximately 5% of votes supported the measure at the March 18 annual meeting, aligning most investors with the board’s recommendation against it.
- Disney previously asked the SEC to allow exclusion of the resolution, later withdrew that request, and included it in proxy materials while urging a no vote.
- Disney tightened DAS in 2024 to focus eligibility on guests with developmental disabilities like autism, with approvals capped at one year and reapplication via a required video call.
- An ongoing class-action lawsuit challenges the policy changes as Disney implements incremental guidance tweaks and critics report denials and impractical staff advice.