While both of the hotels for next year's WorldCon (LoneStarCon 3) speak of being accessible, it doesn't look like WorldCon has much in the way of disability services. According to the site, this is what they've got:
Handicapped Services: Sally Woerhle Staff: Bill Thomasson
Two people doesn't seem like much for a con this size. I'd also like to mention that the WorldCon Greenhorn page doesn't even mention any of the following:
* accessibility * handicaps * disabilities * wheelchairs * walkers * crutches * canes * elevators * stairs * ramps * deafness * interpreters * blindness * Braille * epilepsy (which can be a real problem in presentations that feature flashing or rhythmic lights) * service animals * pain
It doesn't sound as if it occurred to anyone that any first-time attendees might not be in perfect physical shape...even though it should have.
Apparently any questions not answered on the site should be addressed here:
info@lonestarcon3.org
Which I hope that some people will. It looks as if this year's disaster might not be a one-off.
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Date: 2012-09-04 06:45 am (UTC)Handicapped Services: Sally Woerhle
Staff: Bill Thomasson
Two people doesn't seem like much for a con this size. I'd also like to mention that the WorldCon Greenhorn page doesn't even mention any of the following:
* accessibility
* handicaps
* disabilities
* wheelchairs
* walkers
* crutches
* canes
* elevators
* stairs
* ramps
* deafness
* interpreters
* blindness
* Braille
* epilepsy (which can be a real problem in presentations that feature flashing or rhythmic lights)
* service animals
* pain
It doesn't sound as if it occurred to anyone that any first-time attendees might not be in perfect physical shape...even though it should have.
Apparently any questions not answered on the site should be addressed here:
info@lonestarcon3.org
Which I hope that some people will. It looks as if this year's disaster might not be a one-off.