Accessible only if you're mobility impaired...

[yarram]

So, I recently spent a week in the UK. I spent a couple days staying at the City Inn hotel in Manchester. The staff were very nice and gave me an "accessible" room. There was plenty of room for a wheelchair, the bathroom had lots of grab bars and all the counters were lowered, and the floors were all nice and level. Unfortunately, none of these things are useful for my particular disability.

You see, I'm deaf.

There was no visual-alert fire alarm in the room.

So, City Inn of Manchester, you get good marks for effort... but you still fail.

Comments

[pne]

I think that for a lot of people "accessible" means "you can move to that place", i.e. emphasis is only on mobility.

The extension of "accessible" to mean "usable by people with any kind of disability" is not universally understood.

[trialia]

What pne said - also, did you warn them about that for future reference? If not, I'd be willing to (since I live in Manchester).

[yarram]

I really should drop them a note via their website, but it won't hurt to have them hear from multiple sources, if you're still willing. Thanks!

[trialia]

Not a problem :) I'm in the city centre Wednesday, I'll pop over there.