[Sca-cooks] On-line Pennsic Pity Party

[Saint Phlip]

On 5/25/06, Katja Orlova <katjaorlova at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > Pennsic is an exception with a full
> > crew devoted> to handling such things.
>
> Yes, I believe that Pennsic staff is very aware of and
> concerned about handling handicap accessibility. It's
> not always easy to sign up to recharge your scooter in
> the barn, but it's possible, and there are other
> accommodations as well. (A friend of mine has been
> running/volunteering for Mobility Assistance for the
> past several years.)
>
> I think AEthelmearc on the whole tends to be concerned
> about handicap accessibility at events within the
> kingdom. Part of that might be because the longtime
> kingdom porter, Master Kyriell, is wheelchair-bound
> himself and thus fully understands the needs.
>
> Katja
> Former Pennsic Technical Services staff member


Well, they're getting better. A couple years ago, we had a guy whose opinion
was that disabled folks ought to stay home. But, it's only bringing it to
the Coopers that we finally got a Handicapped Portacastle down near us. When
Muirdach stayed with us, he had to wheel his chair up the hill every AM in
order to get one that could handle his needs- that was NOT fun.


Saint Phlip
>
> Don't like getting old? Beats the Hel out of the alternative.
>
> The purpose of life is not to arrive at the grave, a beautiful corpse,
> pretty and well-preserved, but to slide in sideways, thoroughly used up,
> totally worn out, proclaiming, "Wow! What a ride!"
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