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RESTROOMS.  THE PLANNING TEAM WANTED TO PROVIDE EVERY ACCOMMODATION THAT
WOULD BE NEEDED AND LEARNED THAT OTHER THAN NEEDING ACCESS TO THE RESTROOM,
THERE REALLY WERENT ANY NECESSARY ACCOMMODATIONS.  THIS WAS A WONDERFUL
LESSON IN HOW INDEPENDENT VISUALLY IMPAIRED HAMS CAN BE.  LMARS LIKES TO
INCLUDE WOODEN SIGNS IN FRONT OF EVERY STATION AT THEIR FIELD DAY EVENTS.
THE BGCW STATION ALSO HAD A SIGN, WHICH WAS IN BRAILLE AND PRINT.  ANOTHER
WAY OUR CLUBS INCLUSION EFFORTS BENEFTED THE OPERATION WAS IN THE PRESS
COVERAGE WE RECEIVED.  WE IDENTIFED AN INFORMATION BOOTH CAPTAIN FOR THE
EVENT, AND HE SENT ALL OF THE STANDARD NOTIFICATIONS TO THE PRESS, BUT
THOSE EFFORTS WERE NOT VERY PRODUCTIVE.  DAVE CONTACTED FRIENDS OF HIS AT
THE LOCAL NBC AFFILIATE OF CHANNEL 2 NEWS AND LET THEM KNOW ABOUT THE BGCW
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