actually a lot of the rooms had grab bars in the showers. Most if not all but
they did not have grab bars for the toilets. Most hotels have a limited number
of ADA rooms. Mark and I have often been asked at hotels if we want an ADA
room and we deny it. Once I was mobile even when I still had issues I denied
it because I figured someone else might need it more. While the hotel should
not have given away your room anyone who was given an ADA room who did not need
it should have done the right thing and turned it down. I know its hard Carol.
Since my knee surgery I have noticed how low many toilets are now. I also get
frustrated when people use the handicapped stall in restrooms who do not need
it. While I walk really well it is still hard for me in the bathrooms with low
toilets. What is nice now is many stores are putting in two stalls one for
wheelchairs and one with grab bars alone. What is not good is the number of
people who use these stalls as dressing rooms or private bathrooms who do not
need them. My suggestion Carol because a lot of hotels do not understand that
blindness alone does not make you need an ADA room is to write a nice letter to
the hotel telling them what happened. You never know you might get some form
of compensation however remember you catch more flies with honey than you do
with vinegar. Also as I said before the people who did not actually need an ADA
room should have turned it down so lets face it there is some responsibility
there too. Robyn
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quite like you.
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