[Trainer-talk] CSUN volunteer guides?

Tue Jan 27 22:46:33 UTC 2015

Hi. Taken from one of the CSUN pages:
In our effort to provide reasonable accommodation services
(interpreters and sighted guides) at the conference, we are limiting
requests to 20 minutes time periods when visiting the Exhibit Halls.
As always, these services are based on the availability of our service
providers.

You are, of course, welcome to return and request services again
throughout the day and/or on additional days you may be coming to the
Exhibit Hall.

Though I have never been to cSUN before, I look at this like being at
an NFB convention, though perhaps on a larger scale. Meaning, I may
not know where I'm going at the beginning but I will hopefully know a
lot more as the week goes on. I figure I may get a volunteer guide in
the exhibit hall a few times to get a feel for its layout, but mostly
figure things out on my own.

Wayne

On 1/27/15, Shawn Keen via Trainer-talk <trainer-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> I'd be glad to help anyone once I get the layout down. I seem to have a
> gift
> for learning places quickly.
>
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Trainer-talk [mailto:trainer-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
> Jim
> Portillo via Trainer-talk
> Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2015 3:49 PM
> To: 'Andrews, David B (DEED)'; 'List for teachers and trainers of adaptive
> technology'; 'Matthew Bullis'
> Subject: Re: [Trainer-talk] CSUN volunteer guides?
>
> Yeah.  That happened with me a couple of years ago, too.  I asked for some
> help getting to a few places, but I mainly ended up doing it on my own.
>
> But, here's an idea.  Depending on when people get there and depending on
> who's interested and who would like to be involved or even lead it, why not
> have one or two sessions where we get together as a group and do some cane
> travel lessons around the hotel and immediate area.  We can talk about good
> clues and landmarks and perhaps work on finding some specific rooms and
> areas that we'll all need to find.  We can either do it in one big group or
> split off into smaller groups and then meet and talk about things.
> We can make it a good and fun time of exploring and structured discovery.
> It really sucks getting lost in those types of hotels and conferences, but
> if we collaborate, it might not be so bad.
>
> Just a thought.
>
> Thoughts?
> Jim
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Trainer-talk [mailto:trainer-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
> Andrews, David B (DEED) via Trainer-talk
> Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2015 10:49 AM
> To: Matthew Bullis; List for teachers and trainers of adaptive technology
> Subject: Re: [Trainer-talk] CSUN volunteer guides?
>
> From what I know, the orientation is from csun  staff, not hotel personnel.
> Likewise, the Braille maps were from the conference.  They ran out because
> they took the numbers to print, from registration, got that amount, and
> then
> gave them out to first come first serve.  So, people who hadn't reserved
> one, got it anyway, and they ran out.  I hope they have a better system
> this
> year!
>
> As I recall, I got one of the volunteers to help me find a specific booth
> or
> two, but I don't think they will go around with you.  I mostly do on my
> own,
> a little frustrating at times, but manageable with patience.
>
>
> Dave
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Trainer-talk [mailto:trainer-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
> Matthew Bullis via Trainer-talk
> Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2015 12:19 PM
> To: List for teachers and trainers of adaptive technology
> Subject: [Trainer-talk] CSUN volunteer guides?
>
> Hello, although last year I went with help from a coworker to get to the
> different booths and sessions, this year that may not be possible. I found
> that the orientation given by the hotel was not very helpful, and they also
> ran out of brailled maps. One service I didn't take advantage of was the
> volunteers. Will they walk around with you, or do they remain at their
> posts? Are they CSUN employees, or regular hotel staff?
> Thanks,
> Matthew
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