<div dir="ltr">On 22 October 2013 10:12, Ian <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ilox11@gmail.com" target="_blank">ilox11@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div>An LA
sub-committee of people with disability support/awareness experience could be an invaluable
assist to an Organising Committee, LCA, PyCon or otherwise.<br></div></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Specific people with expertise would be very helpful. <br>For example many don't realise wheel chair accessible is more than ramps and elevators. <br>
When I was briefly in a wheel chair I had problems with inadequate turning room, fast closing elevator doors, elevator door sensors too high and narrow doorways that required the perfect angle and dragging myself by the door frame to get through.<br>
</div><div>I would not be surprised if there was more to other types of accessibility than meets the untrained eye.<br><br></div><div>Cheers,<br></div><div>Bianca<br></div></div></div></div>