A Masterclass...
Nov. 9th, 2021 09:45 am... presented by a Holiday Inn Express in Albuquerque, NM.
First, an update. In mid-May my ankle started hurting. I figured it was just a sprain and waited for it to heal. By the last weekend in May it hurt so much that I went to urgent care and discovered that my ankle was broken. They made an appointment with an orthopaedic doctor for June 1st. It turned out I had shattered my ankle so badly that even the pieces were shattered. In the months since it has been slowly getting better to the point where the pieces are now aligned and can begin knitting themselves back into a bone.
In the meantime I've been using various mobility assistance devices, and![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
callicrates and I discovered that our house, while by its open design being somewhat handicapped-friendly, in many ways was not. With the help of an excellent company we're renovating the downstairs to be more accessible to mobility-impaired people, on the theory that if we stay here long enough we'll need it anyway. Hint for those who are buying houses where they have a say in the design -- make sure they have age-in-place considerations.
The renovations began a week ago, and we've had to spend some time in hotels. There are two just around the corner from our house, Marriott Towneplace Suites and a Holiday Inn Express, both of which claimed to have accessibility for mobility-impaired people. We stayed in the Marriott during demolition last week. Last night we stayed in the Holiday Inn, and after both having slept there and used the shower, we've determined we'll spend any future nights in the Marriott. As Andy put it, the Holiday Inn is a Masterclass in how not to design a room for mobility accessibility.
( Insert whining here. )
The reservation was for last night and tonight since today they're supposed to be replacing the only toilet currently downstairs. I'm toying with the notion of seeing if the Marriott has vacancies in their handicapped-accessible rooms and, if so, cancelling night two at the Holiday Inn. I don't think I will, but that the thought crossed my mind at all is an indication of how untenable the situation is.
First, an update. In mid-May my ankle started hurting. I figured it was just a sprain and waited for it to heal. By the last weekend in May it hurt so much that I went to urgent care and discovered that my ankle was broken. They made an appointment with an orthopaedic doctor for June 1st. It turned out I had shattered my ankle so badly that even the pieces were shattered. In the months since it has been slowly getting better to the point where the pieces are now aligned and can begin knitting themselves back into a bone.
In the meantime I've been using various mobility assistance devices, and
callicrates and I discovered that our house, while by its open design being somewhat handicapped-friendly, in many ways was not. With the help of an excellent company we're renovating the downstairs to be more accessible to mobility-impaired people, on the theory that if we stay here long enough we'll need it anyway. Hint for those who are buying houses where they have a say in the design -- make sure they have age-in-place considerations.The renovations began a week ago, and we've had to spend some time in hotels. There are two just around the corner from our house, Marriott Towneplace Suites and a Holiday Inn Express, both of which claimed to have accessibility for mobility-impaired people. We stayed in the Marriott during demolition last week. Last night we stayed in the Holiday Inn, and after both having slept there and used the shower, we've determined we'll spend any future nights in the Marriott. As Andy put it, the Holiday Inn is a Masterclass in how not to design a room for mobility accessibility.
( Insert whining here. )
The reservation was for last night and tonight since today they're supposed to be replacing the only toilet currently downstairs. I'm toying with the notion of seeing if the Marriott has vacancies in their handicapped-accessible rooms and, if so, cancelling night two at the Holiday Inn. I don't think I will, but that the thought crossed my mind at all is an indication of how untenable the situation is.
