[Blindtlk] Going To A Hotel

[Arielle Silverman]

Somebody told me they played blackjack and just had the dealer read
everyone's showing cards aloud. The cards are face-up for sighted
players to see so it wouldn't give anything away.
Arielle

On 8/4/14, Brandon A. Olivares via blindtlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Then are there any specific slot machines you recommend? I know there are
> some where there are only a few buttons.
>
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> Peace,
> Brandon
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> On Aug 4, 2014, at 7:38 PM, Cheryl Echevarria via blindtlk
> <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
>> What you can do instead of getting someone to walk you around, when you
>> check in is just show you the layout of the hotel, then they can give you
>> a
>> physical layout where things are, that is the best way to get around any
>> new
>> place.  Always prepare before you go. If a security guard is walking
>> around
>> with you who is protecting the hotel.  Ask someone in the Concierge
>> department to help you.
>>
>> It depends in you are playing the card games or the slots, now I play
>> black
>> jack but my husband is sighted so he helps me with cards, slot machines
>> some
>> of them have an ear piece to put your headphones in so some are becoming
>> more and more audible.  So you are limited to what you can play if the
>> casino doesn't have accessible machines, again call and ask to speak to
>> the
>> casino manager they would know which machines are which.
>>
>> You never want to play the table games with people you never played with
>> before, not safe.
>>
>> Try using the pool or other areas of the hotel instead.
>>
>> Cheryl Echevarria, President
>> National Federation of the Blind's Travel and Tourism Division
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>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Brandon
>> A.
>> Olivares via blindtlk
>> Sent: Monday, August 4, 2014 7:22 PM
>> To: Blind Talk Mailing List
>> Subject: [Blindtlk] Going To A Hotel
>>
>> Hello,
>>
>> So I have a question that I thought I might be able to find an answer to
>> here.
>>
>> My wife and I are going away for a couple of nights this week for our
>> three-year anniversary. We're going to a hotel/casino.
>>
>> I called them to see how they could help us, since we've never been there
>> before. They said they could have someone from security help us from
>> place-to-place as we need it, so that is useful.
>>
>> One thing I'm wondering about though. We'd like to go to the casino,
>> which
>> is right inside the hotel. I'm not sure how we can do this accessibly.
>> They
>> said they can't have someone do anything more than just show us to our
>> destination. I'm wondering what options we might be able to pursue so we
>> can
>> do this and enjoy our anniversary.
>>
>> Any tips would be greatly appreciated.
>>
>> ---
>> Peace,
>> Brandon
>>
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