hi Joy. Thank you very much! Asdis.
P.S. Maybe we we can meet? :-))
At 23:52 3.5.2002 -0400, - Joy - wrote:
>Hi Asdis,
>
>I actually live in DC, and I'm going to George Washington University, so I'm
>pretty familiar with the area.
>
>Your hotel is about four blocks from the nearest metro station.  The Metro
>is our subway, and it's extremely accessible.  Gallaudet is about a mile
>from a metro station, but there's a bus that connects the metro train to the
>University.  So, you'd take a red line train from the Dupont Circle station
>(near the hotel) to the Union Station station (near Gallaudet).  From there,
>take a D bus, and then walk two blocks to Gallaudet.
>
>The Gallaudet visitors site
>(http://pr.gallaudet.edu/visitorscenter/directions/Metro.htm) and Metro site
>(http://www.wmata.com) have better information.  I know this must sound
>confusing, but our Metro system is one of the best in the country, and I use
>it all the time to get around the city.  The city itself is extremely
>accessible.  There are tons of curb cuts, and almost all buildings have
>barrier free entrances.  I'd check with your hotel, though.  Some of the
>older hotels have been deemed "historic", so they don't have to conform to
>accessibility laws.  I found their web site at
>(http://www.thechurchillhotel.com/).
>
>If you have any other questions, please feel free to ask!  I really love
>this city, and I'd love to help you out.  The conference sounds amazing!
>I'm taking a sign language class this summer, which I figure will be useful
>in my advocacy work.  Deaf culture really fascinates me.  Again, please let
>me know if you need to know anything else.
>
>~Joy~

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