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From: Warren.King@p3.f140.n271.z1.fidonet.org (Warren King)
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Date: 6 Jun 90 15:32:27 GMT
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In a message to Ann Stalnaker <01 Jun 90 20:42:00> Nadine Thomas wrote:

 NT> Hello Ann..... I hate to tell you this but - motels/hotels have rooms
 NT> for handicapped customers.  I have availed myself of their use many
 NT> times.  Usually the bathroom is the major difference - some have roll
 NT> in showers for wheelchair accessibility, some have hooks in the ceiling
 NT> for a trapeze (hmmmmmm, sounds kinky to me - hee hee), wider doors,
 NT> easier access to the beds etc, etc.  AND they are on the first floor
 NT> for obvious reasons (including ease of escape incase of fire).  If you
 NT> call some local ones and ask them if they have special rooms most of
 NT> them will probably say yes... Actually, I would be surprised if they
 NT> said no.

 NT> Nadine

You might also check with the local Chamber of Commerce or Visitor
Information Center to see if there is a published list of
motels/hotels offering adapted rooms.  Here in Virginia Beach the
Mayor's Committee for the Disabled compiled a list a few years ago
and are in the process of doing the same for restaurants and
updating their list.  I am in the process of typing it all out and
posting it on my BBS as a bulletin for handicapped visitors to our
area.

-Warren-
"Just another modem pal!"

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