[IL-Talk] 2023 ACB National Convention in Schaumberg

[Leslie Hamric]

Hi all.  I live in Schaumburg, so here's what you can do in terms of transportation if planning tif planning to attend the ACB convention. You can take the metra to Schaunburg from union station. And then you can either take the Dial A, Ride, service, Uber, or Lyft to the hotel. I don't know if the hotel has a shuttle or not. The Dial A Ride costs 4 dollars for regular fare and two dollars for reduced fare and it'll take you anywhere in Schaumburg. You have to call 90 minutes in advance to schedule a ride. The phone number is 847-352-8097 and the hours are Monday through Friday from 5:30 AM to 10 pm. They used to have Saturday service, but have recently stopped it. There's also A1 Cab and American Taxi.    

Leslie Hamric
Cello and Braille Music Teacher

> On May 31, 2023, at 12:03 PM, Kelly Pierce via IL-Talk <il-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> For those not going to the NFB convention in Houston, I wanted to let
> everyone know that the ACB national convention will be in the Chicago
> area at the same time. The convention will be in Schaumberg at the
> Marriott Renaissance Hotel at 1551 Thoreau Drive, Schaumburg,
> Illinois.  The ACB convention will have a vendor area of blindness
> related products and services and presentations on many topics
> including audible pedestrian signals and the new electronic book
> reader from the National Library Service for the Blind.
> 
> Unlike the NFB convention in Houston that is reachable by reliable,
> frequent, affordable, and quick public transit, the Marriott
> Renaissance Hotel in Schaumberg can mostly be reached by cars.
> Schaumberg is on the west side of O’Hare Airport and the airport only
> has an access road on the east side by Rosemont, Des Planes and
> Chicago. the Pace northwest transportation center is two miles from
> the hotel. the nearest Metra are in Schaumberg and Palatine, depending
> on the route.  Travelers would take a taxi or rideshare from these
> locations. The transit apps show that Chicago residents can take the
> Blue line to Rosemont, catch a Pace bus to Woodfield and the
> Schaumberg trolley to a one-minute walk from the hotel.  I used Google
> Maps and MoveIt for directions.  The trip takes about two hours from
> my home on Chicago’s north side.
> 
> More information about specific program details can be found at the
> ACB convention website at:
> 
> https://www.acbconvention.org/
> 
> 
> I plan to head over there and check out the vendor area.
> 
> Kelly
> 
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