[Nfbf-l] Get Ready NFBF!!! National Convention Orlando manyyears to come!!!

[Denise Valkema]

I was told 11pm tonight shuttle stops running. Call hotel and be connected to room 13216 (convention organization suite) between 12 and 2 to verify time.



-- Sent from Denise's Palm POn Jul 8, 2011 AM, Matt Roberts <blindbiker at yahoo.com> wrote: 

When will the shuttle stop running between the two hotels? Is today the last day?

I stand corrected about the sidewalk.



Matt Roberts

386-679-1986



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On Jul 8, 2011, at 8:51 AM, Holly <hbeanie at gmail.com> wrote:



> Matt, there are sidewalks to the main road,  about a half mile walk. The

> Brown cars will take you to publix for$ 5. There are a lot of restaurants

> within a mile.  All one would have to do is take the free shuttle to the

> overflow hotel, then either walk to the restaurant of your choice. Orlando

> was selling thumb drives with all the hotel and local menus and

> transportation info included.

> 

> Holly

> 

> On Jul 8, 2011 12:21 AM, "Matt Roberts" <blindbiker at yahoo.com> wrote:

> 

> On Jul 7, 2011, at 4:28 PM, Tara Prakash Tripathi wrote:

> 

>> What did you not like about this hotel?

> ...

> I found the layout extremely confusing.  I spent 1 hour just trying to get

> from the registration table to the elevators leading to my room.  When

> you're trying to figure out where you are, where you want to go, and dodge

> people it's difficult.  I have no problem traveling, but from what i can

> tell there are no landmarks.  A week is not enough time to learn this hotel.

> I'd need to spend a lot of time, and practice over and over.  I'm with some

> friends and one of them is sighted.  I do let him guide me, but I should be

> able to pick up routes, since we always go the same way.  NOt this hotel!

> The food is very expensive, and there aren't any eating establishments

> nearby.  If you want to not pay a lot of money for food, you need a car.  I

> know Publix is across the street, but you have to get out to the road.  With

> my physical disability, I would not risk trying to walk that far, especially

> when no sidewalks exist.

> 

> 

> 

> Matt Roberts blindbiker at yahoo.com

> 

> 

> 

> 

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