I've been really intrigued by this story, and my thoughts go out to the family.
Last year I went on the Insider Tour on Montu at Busch Gardens Tampa. On the back of a few of Montu's seats as well as Sheikras, there are these small red plates, that have some different connections on them. I asked Montu's Manager what these were, and she said that they were specially for Amputees. She then showed me a Special Harness that they use, which wraps securely around the person, and then hooks to that small red plate. She said that it was new on the ride, because of the whole dilemma with the Veteran who was denied a ride a few years back. Sorry if this was posted already, but I'm wondering if anyone else can confirm this? Is it only a BG thing, or is it all B&M's?
If this is the case, it seems like a rather small thing that they could do to all rides, to make them more accessible to some of the veterans and amputees out there.