Forum:Ideas and Suggestions

I would like to discuss a couple of suggestions

1. give those of us time in the vendor rooms with all the people it is hard enough to just get thru the aisle let alone be able to look at anything. Maybe an hour for just handicapped people in the morning and then the next day an hour at night or something. I do not have the luxuary to look being in a wheelchair my husband has a hard enough time just getting down the aisle and my kids miss out too because we can't take our time.

2. yes I understand that there are other handicap people that want to attend a panel but when I am the first wheelchair there and then get pushed down to make room for others and then am the last one in the for seating because I got pushed down and then end up towards the back is kinda aggravating. Last year for one panel I waited two hours to get in being first in line then end up being last. maybe the door person can hand out numbers or have a better arrangements for the seats.

thank you very much for your time.

very respectfully

Lauran Oswald ([mailto:llauranwilliams@yahoo.com llauranwilliams@yahoo.com])

We are working on #1, We will announce when we have it set up.

For #2, I think people need to be a bit more assertive, and view yourselves as a LINE. Just like any other line, the people who get there first go in first. I don't know who is' pushing you down to make room'... if it is new people coming to the door to find the disability line, you could nicely say, "This is the line here," and point to the spot where the current end of the line is. Chairs can be moved, if that is the problem. I barely have enough staff to cover all the big rooms and registration, I really can't spare people to police lines, I'm sorry.

Another Suggestion

For many of us, long days in a wheelchair or scooter are things our bodies are not just not used to, many disabled people like myself spend most of our time at home lying down and 4 days in a scooter can really be a challenge. For those of us that aren't able to stay at a host hotel and have easy access to a bed, it would be really nice if there were specific areas that we could go to where we could lie down on a couch or reclining chair, etc. that were reserved for those of us that really need this accomodation (spoonies!)

Mary Jo