Marcia Kelly Illingworth, Coordinator

Well folks, we have good news and bad news, so let’s get the bad news out of the way first. Sarah Goodman, our able First Mate for Handicap Access will be unable to attend Buconeer. She will be greatly missed. We welcome our new First Mate, Judith Bemis, who was kind and brave enough to step into the position.

The good news is that we have the rates for scooter rentals. They will cost $75.00 for the week, or any portion thereof, and will be available by prearrangement only. Last minute emergencies will be considered on an individual basis. There will be no charge for wheelchairs. In both cases we need to know your actual weight so that we assign the right equipment. It will be held in strict confidence.

To date we have had no requests for Braille pocket programs, or ASL interpreters, and only one request for program information on disc. These take time to arrange, so we really do need to know in advance to accommodate these requests.

When you get to Baltimore, we will be located by Bucconeer Registration, and will keep the same hours.

Please contact us before July 20th and let us know your access needs. If there is any doubt in your mind regarding whether your request has been received and processed, please contact us again. I would much rather hear about it three times than run the risk of it being missed. I will be returning to the States on July 14th, so if it is getting close to that time, send your requests to:

Marcia Kelly Illingworth
1902 Duncan Avenue
Chattanooga, TN 37404 USA

E-mail: access@bucconeer.worldcon.org

Phone: +1-423-629-2290