The ironic thing is, you requested a room with a grab bar and I made my reservation at least one month after you did, if not more. And I ended up with that in my room, that is really messed up. On Oct 15, 2013, at 5:07 PM, "Carol Moody" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi All: > > I too, do hope that the election process can be streamlined next year. We > did have some issues with the hotel. Some things were small such as our > trash cans not being emptied but the big one is that I requested an ADA > accessible room on July 15 and have my email confirmation to that effect and > when I got there they had given all the ADA rooms away and said that > everyone there was disabled not knowing the difference between being blind > versus being blind and have orthopedic disabilities. I learned later that > they had given ADA rooms to people who didn't actually need them such as > Mike, and it was a real hardship for me. Not only were we far away from the > convention which required a lot of walking with my walker but I couldn't > take care of my personal hygiene while I was there and couldn't use my > toilet for the first day and after being told that they could bring up a > portable grab bar and not doing it, after asking 3 times they finally > brought it. They were sorry for the inconvenience but this was more than > that. I have been in raging pain since I have been home and barely able to > walk. I do think that the hotel staff need some education regarding various > disabilities. > > Carol > > -----Original Message----- > From: ATI [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Darla Rogers > Sent: Monday, October 14, 2013 10:49 PM > To: 'Adaptive technology information and support.' > Subject: Re: [ATI] the hotel was Re: elections > > Dear Mike, > > A massaging shower is always good; our beds were never made. I'm > not sure if it was because Christy or Amy were in the room when they wanted > to do it, or if we were just missed. The coffee in-room was also good, > though I only made some the first morning. > Darla & hardworking Huck Who says he didn't steal the chairs > > > -----Original Message----- > From: ATI [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mike Arrigo > Sent: Monday, October 14, 2013 10:38 PM > To: Adaptive technology information and support. > Subject: Re: [ATI] the hotel was Re: elections > > I think my trash cans were emptied, then again, I didn't put a whole lot in > them. My room definitely had the necessities covered though, the bathroom > was a bit on the small side, but not too bad there. The shower was nice, had > a built in massage feature. > On Oct 14, 2013, at 8:15 PM, Steve Schnelle <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> I thought the staff were awesome but the room service was lacking. I >> had > to go to the front desk at 7 P/M on Saturday night and let them know that > our room had not been cleaned and trashcans not emptied. I think the > clincher was that I told them I had no where to throw my cans but on the > floor. That did it, the room was spotless in the next 30 minutes. Actually > they were really over the top on accomodating us! >> Steve >> >> -----Original Message----- From: Mike Arrigo >> Sent: Monday, October 14, 2013 4:15 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Cc: [email protected] >> Subject: [ATI] the hotel was Re: elections >> >> I would say over all the hotel was good, though a bit expensive. I >> think internet access should have been free with the prices they were >> charging for the rooms, fortunately I was able to get around that >> using my phone as a hot spot. Also, it was much cheaper to get food at >> places outside the hotel. >> Original message: >>> Dear Mike, >>> Great!!!!!! There have been some negative experiences around >>> this hotel--my suitcase is missing in action--but they are trying to >>> make that right, but the guy from Maine whose luggage ended up going >>> to KC, is not to happy, to say the least. >>> Glad you got home safely; that is along way and no busses >>> there, as I understand it; now hopefully, I can remember the voice >>> with > your name. >>> Darla >> >> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Mike Arrigo [mailto:[email protected]] >>> Sent: Monday, October 14, 2013 2:18 PM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Cc: [email protected] >>> Subject: Re: [ATI] elections >> >>> Hi there, that was me, thanks for asking, glad you got home safe. >>> Yes, I did make it home ok. There was some confusion on when the >>> shuttle back to the MCB building was supposed to head out. At one >>> point it was 2:30, then it was changed to 1:30. I was actually >>> thinking of just taking the shuttle to the train station and catching >>> the Chippewa bus home, I could have gotten off the bus about 2 blocks > from my place. >>> Because of the confusion, the hotel offered to pay for a cab which I >>> gladly accepted. >>> Original message: >>>> Dear Bob and John, >>>> That was a long, long morning, and I, too, hope a more >>>> efficient way can be found for all the reasons John states so well. >>>> BTW, I ran into a young man who missed the bus back to the >>>> MCB office; I hope he made it home safely. >>>> Darla & hardworking Huck >> >> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: ATI [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of bob jaco >>>> Sent: Monday, October 14, 2013 10:52 AM >>>> To: Adaptive technology information and support. >>>> Subject: Re: [ATI] elections >> >>>> I am actually in favor of having one election Saturday. However, if >>>> we were to do that, any additional meetings or speakers might need >>>> to be canceled the rest of the afternoon, but we are there to >>>> conduct >>> business. >> >> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: John and Donna Weidlich <mailto:[email protected]> >>>> To: Missouri Chat <mailto:[email protected]> >>>> Cc: Adaptive technology information and support. >>>> <mailto:[email protected]> ; Missouri List > <mailto:[email protected]> >>>> Sent: Sunday, October 13, 2013 5:15 PM >>>> Subject: [ATI] elections >> >>>> After sitting through that interminable process of electing >>>> three directors to the MCB Board, which may still be going on for >>>> all I know, I think we really need to brainstorm some ways for >>>> speeding up that process and making it more efficient. Here is one >>>> thought. At one time, we elected one Director on Saturday afternoon >>>> and two on sunday morning. In fact it was written that way in the >>>> Bylaws and therefore had to be done that way. When the Bylaws were >>>> revised, we took that out, not because we thought it was a bad idea >>>> but because we wanted to leave that up to the discretion of the >>>> Presidents and let each President continue to do it that way if >>>> he/she wanted to or do them all on Sunday. Perhaps we could try that >>>> process again to see if it helps. the Bylaws would not have to be >>>> changed to allow that since the Bylaws don't specify when directors >>>> have to be elected. Now all three directors are elected in >>>> odd-numbered years. Should we consider electing two in odd years and >>>> one in even years? Some believe we should eliminate the directors >>>> altogether. I don't particularly favor that >>> approach but it could be debated again. the process needs to be >>> changed in some way. >>>> Each position requires multiple elections because of runoffs and >>>> with each election, the number of voters drops dramatically so by >>>> the end of the process, only a few voters are making the important >>>> decision of who will compose the Board, which is not a good thing. I >>>> wonder if there was even a quorum present for the final election. >>>> You can argue that people should stay but transportation often >>>> dictates when people leave as well as check-out times at hotels. And >>>> taking almost four hours for five elections seems ludicrous to me >>>> and I certainly can't blame people for not sitting through such a >>>> lengthy process. In fact, I admit that I bailed before the final >>>> director's contest and that a >>> candidate that I would have voted for lost. >>>> The Board is looking at a new voting machine but I don't believe >>>> that it will actually speed up the process and I feel that the >>>> machine being considered could at least slightly compromise the >>>> secret > ballot. >>>> Whatever we do, the process needs to be overhauled because at least >>>> in my opinion it is not working well. I don't want to open an >>>> argument here but just to get some thoughts and get people to think >>>> about what could be done to have a more fair and efficient election >>>> for our >>> organization. John >>>> GO CARDS!!!!!!!!!!!!! >> >> >>>> ________________________________ >> >> >> >> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> ATI (Adaptive Technology Inc.) >>>> A special interest affiliate of the Missouri Council of the Blind >>>> http://moblind.org/membership/affiliates/adaptive_technology >> >> >> >> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> ATI (Adaptive Technology Inc.) >>>> A special interest affiliate of the Missouri Council of the Blind >>>> http://moblind.org/membership/affiliates/adaptive_technology >> >> _______________________________________________ >> ATI (Adaptive Technology Inc.) >> A special interest affiliate of the Missouri Council of the Blind >> http://moblind.org/membership/affiliates/adaptive_technology >> >> _______________________________________________ >> ATI (Adaptive Technology Inc.) >> A special interest affiliate of the Missouri Council of the Blind >> http://moblind.org/membership/affiliates/adaptive_technology > > > _______________________________________________ > ATI (Adaptive Technology Inc.) > A special interest affiliate of the Missouri Council of the Blind > http://moblind.org/membership/affiliates/adaptive_technology > > > _______________________________________________ > ATI (Adaptive Technology Inc.) > A special interest affiliate of the Missouri Council of the Blind > http://moblind.org/membership/affiliates/adaptive_technology > > > _______________________________________________ > ATI (Adaptive Technology Inc.) > A special interest affiliate of the Missouri Council of the Blind > http://moblind.org/membership/affiliates/adaptive_technology _______________________________________________ ATI (Adaptive Technology Inc.) 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