Newsletter of the Society for Technical Communication, San Francisco Chapter August/September 2004

The Quest for Accessible Space for Meetings: Looking for Your Input
By Dana Chisnell

Do you have ideas about a meeting space for our chapter? Do you have a connection to that space that might smooth our way to meeting there? We're on the quest for a new space to meet in that is accessible to people with disabilities, is close to public transportation, and has the other amenities we've all come to cherish (some muchies and access to attitude-adjusting beverages).

Here's a checklist for you to use:

• Wheelchair accessible
   
• Near BART/MUNI (not more than 5 or 6 blocks in a neighborhood that is not scary)
   
• Easy parking available (also accessible)
   
• Supplies food or is easy to cater (catering is more of a hassle and may be more expensive)
   
• Preferably able to handle variable attendance (20-50, possibly 65) adjusting cost accordingly
   
• Preferably downtown
   
• Private meeting area (visual and sound space not shared with another group or restaurant)
   
• Alcoholic drinks available
   
• Cost to the chapter per person for space/food should be $10-$15.

Email your suggestions for specific meeting spaces, along with a contact name and phone number if possible, to Dana Chisnell at dana@usabilityworks.net.

Copyright © 2004 by the Society for Technical Communication, San Francisco Chapter (www.stc-sf.org). This article may be reprinted in another STC publication, provided that the publication give credit to the author and to the ActiveVOICE as the source of the article.

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