Re: [Debconf-team] Disability assistance for DebConf16, fairly urgent
Hi Reinette
Many thanks for your swift reply, and while on leave!
I will send a separate email introducing you to Sam. He is a big part
of the community and we think the drivers' assistance will be
sufficient in terms of guidance. We are comfortable with this only
starting on Monday.
best regards
Bernelle
On Thu, Jun 30, 2016 at 6:58 PM, Reinette Popplestone
<reinette.popplestone@uct.ac.za> wrote:
> Hi Bernelle
>
> Having not heard from you guys since April, this slipped off our radar somewhat. Edwina is on leave, and so, in fact, am I, except that I am a compulsive email checker! Just as well as it turns out.
>
> First things first - are services are unfortunately not available on a weekend. So Monday is the earliest we can begin to provide assistance. Do you mean that the blind person will need a guide for the whole day? If it is a question of assisting him to Fuller and back, the drivers can assist. I am not sure that it would be his choice to have his own guide throughout the day, as that is quite likely to isolate him and limit the interaction he will have with the bigger group. I would be more concerned about whether he has access to the course material - the programme etc. in a format that works for him.
>
> I'm going to copy my two colleagues not on leave to assist with transport and other logistics. Please mail me if you need further information. I would, if possible, like to chat to the blind person on your course to establish what it is exactly he would need. Does he have an email address on which I could contact him? I could copy you in on my interaction with him.
>
> Warm regards
>
> Reinette
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bernelle Verster [mailto:bernellev@gmail.com]
> Sent: 30 June 2016 04:21 PM
> To: Reinette Popplestone
> Cc: Edwina Ghall; debconf-team@lists.debconf.org
> Subject: Disability assistance for DebConf16, fairly urgent
>
> Hi Reinette, Edwina
>
> We spoke around the 13th of April. I hope this email finds you well.
>
> If possible, we require one guide for a blind person, Sam Hartman, and disability transport for Sven Mueller and possibly a few more people between Fuller and Menzies for meal times:
>
> From Fuller to Menzies, level 3 around 09:30 From Menzies to Fuller around 12:00 From Fuller to Menzies, level 3 around 14:00 From Menzies to Fuller around 16:00.
>
> And if possible ad hoc trips as required.
>
> The guide is required as soon as possible, and the disability services from the 2nd of July (Saturday).
>
> Please advise on the possibilities and what is required from our side?
>
> best regards
> Bernelle
> Contact number: 083 5454 993
>
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