tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post6185868541775340730..comments2024-03-19T07:36:33.915-04:00Comments on Of Battered Aspect: Grand IndeedDave Hingsburgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11918601687946534172noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-1761563065527267662011-11-09T12:41:56.046-05:002011-11-09T12:41:56.046-05:00Dear Dave:
Good to know that you have got a very ...Dear Dave:<br /><br />Good to know that you have got a very good hotel. I hope they change the website so people know there are accessible rooms there. Sounds like your trip is going well so far.<br /><br />You realize Torquay is Fawlty Towers territory?<br /><br />Enjoy!<br />ColleenColleennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-91260587177858515952011-11-09T08:10:32.873-05:002011-11-09T08:10:32.873-05:00I am so going to add that to my list of potential ...I am so going to add that to my list of potential weekend-away places. It sounds marvelous.Hannah Ensorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12228122568368871809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-7592934990369954142011-11-09T07:02:19.929-05:002011-11-09T07:02:19.929-05:00In my view, a critical component of accessibility ...In my view, a critical component of accessibility is not simply having the accessibility features but making sure it is easy for people with disabilities to find out about it. <br /><br />For example, as a deaf person, I can only go to the theater if a movie has captions (known as "subtitles" in most other countries--we use the term "subtitles" in the US also but we usually reserve that for those used on foreign films rather than the captions used for deaf people ... a distinction that I feel is sometimes useful since they are written a little differently). But only a few movies are available with captions at all, and only a few theaters have even a single auditorium in which captions may be shown, and usually only a few prints of any given captioned movie is available so a movie that is available for many months for hearing people at many theaters is harder to find for deaf people. But standard movie listings often make it hard to identify which few of the many showings in your city are actually accessible. If it wasn't for the web site <a href="http://www.captionfish.com" rel="nofollow">www.captionfish.com</a>, I (and probably many other deaf people I know) would not attend movies nearly as often as I do.Andrea S.http://gdrl.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-62022284349478001932011-11-09T03:41:47.102-05:002011-11-09T03:41:47.102-05:00sure is Dave!sure is Dave!Gleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17671758996746410949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-68116502171260232662011-11-09T02:25:57.258-05:002011-11-09T02:25:57.258-05:00Glee, good catch! I'll call the pepole who boo...Glee, good catch! I'll call the pepole who booked the hotel and get them on to the hotel itself. So many websites don't have intormation about accessibility. I went to the Wetherspoon's website as Joe and I like their vegetarian carvery to find out if they were accessible. They have a tab called 'accessibility' but it's about the site not the puts. I then wrote them about a particular pub I wanted to go to as we were in the area I didn't complain about their site not saying anything, i just asked. They didn't respond. Accessibiility is attitude too!Dave Hingsburgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11918601687946534172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-61691976864109621562011-11-09T01:53:35.298-05:002011-11-09T01:53:35.298-05:00Remember, knowledge is power!Remember, knowledge is power!Gleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17671758996746410949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-86541798102976988512011-11-09T01:51:55.983-05:002011-11-09T01:51:55.983-05:00That's great that you found a great Grand Hote...That's great that you found a great Grand Hotel. And yes I dare say no one would know it was modified to meet all needs. In fact no crip would know either!! The trouble is that when I go to their website there is absolutely NO INFORMATION OR INDICATION that they have wheelchair accessible rooms. Not in "Facilities" although they do mention in there that it is a good place "For the more active guest" as there is a gym and pool (which I doubt is accessible). Not in "Book a Room", I did a mock booking and still no indication that there is an accessible room available. WTF. These people are hopeless. How are we gonna know this stuff without making extra effort? We can't. We ALWAYS have to ring up and ask AGAIN. <br /><br />And I am shocked that when you book an accessible room Dave that you rarely get a roll-in shower. How stupid is that to put a shower over a bath in a crip room? Here in Australia I have never booked or seen a hotel crip room that has not had a roll-in shower.<br /><br />Glad you enjoyed your stay. Space is sooo nice :)Gleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17671758996746410949noreply@blogger.com