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>Rehabilitation Committee. Pat LaFrance-Wolf, Acting Chair. Richard Rueda, Connie Schoeman, Ed Crespin,
Don Queen, Anita Arakawa, Ken Metz, Elmer Chapson, Brian Hall, Nelly Emerson, Terry Almy, Alice Hackney, Patricia Leetz, Lucy Greco, Percy Jones, Charles Nabarrete.
3:00 PM Welcome to Sacramento party!
PENTHOUSE ROOM
Hosted by the ACB Capitol Chapter,
President, Ann Kysor.
4:00 PM California Council of Citizens with Low Vision (CCCLV) Program. BRANDYWINE ROOM
Bernice Kandarian, President.
4:00 PM Mike May of Sendero Group will discuss the importance of GPS for people with low vision and update us on large print programs for cell phones.
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4:30 p.m. Martin Ucovich, FreedomVision; What's New in Video Magnification, including the new portable Strix read-write system.
5:00 PM CCCLV Business Meeting. BRANDYWINE ROOM
6:00 PM Braille Revival League of California (BRLC) Board meeting BRANDYWINE ROOM
Lee Morton, President.
7:00 PM California Council of the Blind. EAGLE ROOM
Board of Directors meeting. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend.
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The hospitality in the PENTHOUSE ROOM, hosted by the ACB Capitol Chapter, will be open from the close of the Board meeting to 1:00 AM.
FRIDAY, April 7, 2006
The CCB Registration Table in the MAIN LOBBY will be open from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM on Friday and Saturday. Name badges are available at the Registration Table. Please wear your badge at all times during the Convention (Required for Voting).
FRIDAY, April 7, 2006 continued
Convention Exhibits on display from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Friday and 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Saturday.
ATRIUM-SOLARIUM ROOM.
Obbie Schoeman and Peter Pardini, Co-Chairs.
7:30 AM CQ CQ CQ to all amateur radio operators!
You are invited to attend the semi-annual CCB Amateur Radio breakfast to take place in the Harvard Grill. Remember, the official CCB call in frequency is 147.480 MHz.
8:00 AM CCB Constitution and By-Laws Committee. NATOMAS ROOM
Roger Petersen, Chair. Tom Treher, Audrey Hebner, Charles Nabarrete, Al Biegler, Mary Beth Randall,
Gerry Konsler.
8:00 AM CCB Credentials Committee.
CHARDONNAY ROOM
Frank Welte, Chair. Stephen Fort, Coletta Davis.
8:00 AM CCB Resolutions Committee.
CABERNET ROOM
Lucy Greco, Chair. Mitch Pomerantz, Vice- Chair,
Winifred Downing, Ken Metz, Abbie Vincent,
Eugene Lozano, Jr., Dirk Neyhart, Rhonda King,
Gabe Griffith.
FRIDAY, April 7, 2006 continued
9:00 – 12:00 Noon Blind Students of California (BSC) Gabe Griffith, President. MERLOT ROOM
9:00 - 10:00 AM BSC Business meeting.
10 AM – 11:00 AM Workshop with a career developer.
11 AM – 12:00 Noon BSC Workshop: "Q&A with OCR."
The speaker is Amy Hunter, Staff Attorney, Office of Civil Rights, US Department of Education.
9:00 - 12:00 Noon BRANDYWINE ROOM
California Council of Citizens with Low Vision (CCCLV) Bernice Kandarian, President and Committee on Access and Transportation (CAT), Eugene Lozano, Jr., Chair. Combined program – Emergency Evacuation Preparedness for Persons who are Blind and Visually Impaired.
9:00 AM Opening Comments, Eugene Lozano, Jr., Chair, Committee on Access and Transportation (CAT) and Bernice Kandarian, President, California Council of Citizens with Low Vision (CCCLV).
9:05 AM " Are you Ready? Emergency Preparedness for People Who are Blind or Have Vision Impairments”, Mike Collins, Executive Director, CA State Independent Living Council (SILC).
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10:05 AM “Disaster Preparedness: The Prosperity Approach, A Special Training for Blind and Visually Impaired Communities”, Ana-Marie Jones, Executive Director, Collaborating Agencies Responding to Disasters (CARD).
11:35 AM “ Emergency Preparedness for People who are Blind and Visually Impaired: A Handbook for the Consumer”, Mitch Pomerantz, Second Vice President, American Council of the Blind.
9:00 AM Braille Revival League of California (BRLC) SONOMA ROOM.
Lee Morton, President. Business meeting.
Elections will be held for the offices of President, Vice President, Treasurer, and a Director. We also need a volunteer for the editorship of The Braille Writer. We'll also elect our delegate to the National convention as well. Come join us!
10:00 AM BRLC Guest Speaker: Daveed Mandell will share his experiences as a blind journalist.
10:45 AM BRLC and California Library Users of America (CLUA) combined program. SONOMA ROOM Lee Morton, President BRLC. Leslie Thom, President CLUA.
The World of Books, Kel Munger, Editorial Assistant, Sacramento News and Review and authoress.
FRIDAY, April 7, 2006 continued
12:00 NOON CLUA Luncheon. BERRYESSA ROOM
Leslie Thom, President. Be prepared to tell us about a book you have been reading that you would like to share.
1:30 PM First CCB General Session. EAGLE ROOM
Jeff Thom, CCB President presiding.
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Invocation: Rev. Patrick Allen, First Evangelical Free Church, Sacramento.
1:30 PM Dan Kysor Pledge of Allegiance.
1:35 PM Welcome to Sacramento Comments from Dave Jones, Assemblyman, 9th District, California State Assembly.
1:45 PM Department of Justice Update on the Enforcement of Disability Civil Rights in California, Bill Lockyer, California Attorney General.
2:15 PM Academic Adjustments & Auxiliary Aids at the Postsecondary Level, Amy Hunter, Staff Attorney, Office of Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education.
2:45 PM Emergency Preparedness and Vulnerable Populations, Grace Koch, Deputy Director, Preparedness and Training, Governor’s Office of Emergency Services.
FRIDAY, April 7, 2006 continued
3:15 PM Elements of Accessible Voting Panel,
Ardis Bazyn, Moderator and CCB Board member;
Brad Clark, Assistant Secretary of State, California Secretary of State; Ana Acton, Systems Change Advocate, FREED Center for Independent Living, Grass Valley; Sacramento County Elections Representative.
4:15 PM Committee on Access and Transportation Business meeting. NAPA ROOM
Eugene Lozano Jr., Chair. Barbara Rhodes, Vice Chair, Tom Karnes, David Jackson, Dr. Flora Beck, Sharlene Ornelas, Glenda Castle, Warren Cushman.
4:15 PM Domestic Violence and Hate Crimes Committee meeting. CHARDONNAY ROOM
Melody Banks, Chair. Dr. Martin Jones, Vice Chair, Linda Flores, Herb Clayton, Barbara Kron, Norma Guerrero, Andrea Pitsenbarger.
4:15 PM First Timer's Seminar. SONOMA ROOM
Catherine Skivers, President, Bay View Chapter and Gabe Griffith, President, Blind Students of California, presiding.
An opportunity for new members or those who have not attended a Convention in a long time to learn about the purpose and function of the CCB Convention. If you are a first time attendee at CCB or someone who has not visited with us for a long time, be sure to
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attend this meeting. If you would like to have a "buddy", someone to assist you in getting acquainted, please contact the CCB office and let the President know. We want all newcomers to feel welcome and to make their attendance at the CCB Convention worthwhile and memorable.
4:15 PM Publications Committee Meeting.
MERLOT ROOM
Bernice Kandarian, Chair. Winifred Downing, Catherine Schmitt Whitaker, Dan Kysor, Richard Rueda, Brian Hall, Bonnie Rennie, Louis Preston, Daveed Mandell, Cecile Betts, Evelyn Drewry, Julie Cantrell, Mike Keithley.
5:30 PM Presidents' Dinner. BERRYESSA ROOM
Beryl Brown, President, Redwood Empire Chapter presiding.
Chapter Presidents and representatives will be asked to talk solely on the topic of fund raising at the local chapter level, including both concerns and solutions.
7:00 PM Second CCB General Session. EAGLE ROOM Mitch Pomerantz, CCB First Vice-President presiding.
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7:00 PM Credentials Report, Frank Welte, Credentials Chair.
FRIDAY, April 7, 2006 continued
7:20 PM "Diabetes Research 2006" by Dr. Thomas Aoki, Professor, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, UC Davis.
7:50 PM Report from the President of the American Council of the Blind, Chris Gray.
8:25 PM Who Are Blind Parents: Debbie Bacon, Project Manager, National Resource Center for Parents with Disabilities Through the Looking Glass.
8:40 PM Federal Legislation Report, Frank Welte.
9 pm CCB Legislative Report, Dan Kysor.
9:15 PM Report from the President of the California Council of the Blind, Jeff Thom.
The Resolutions Committee (CABERNET ROOM) will meet at the close of the General Session.
The Nominating Committee, Frank Welte, Chair, (SONOMA ROOM) will be meeting at the close of the General Session. Each chapter’s nominating committee representative is reminded to attend this important meeting.
Hospitality in the PENTHOUSE ROOM, hosted by the ACB Capitol Chapter, will be open from the close of the general session to 1:00 AM.
SATURDAY, April 8, 2006
7:30 AM Education Committee. PENTHOUSE ROOM
Joanie Patche, Chair. “What Parents Need to Know About IEP’s”, Ellie Wong, San Francisco Chapter. The meeting will also include a planning meeting for a Fall Convention workshop on individualized education programs. Attendance is limited to the first 20 registered for this meeting.
Committee members: Jill O'Connell, Winifred Downing, Keith Johnson, Leslie Thom, Erik Smiley, Ellie Wong.
8:30 AM Guide Dog Users of California (GDUC) BERRYESSA ROOM
Ann Kysor, President. Business meeting.
10:00 AM GDUC Program. Veterinarians discuss stress in dogs and currently recommended toys.
9:00 AM Seniors with Vision Loss Committee, Bonnie Rennie, Chair. ZINFANDEL ROOM
Committee members: Gussie Morgan, Ben Renshaw, Charlotte Criddell, Connie Schoeman, Nelly Emerson, Keith Black, Dr. Flora Beck, Janet Carmichael, Jane Kardas.
9:00 AM – 10:30 AM Program, Seniors with Vision Loss Committee, Bonnie Rennie, Chair.
"Mental health for whom?" Presenter: Tina Whooton, State of California, Dept. of Mental Health Services, Sacramento. Learn about the latest in services, help DMH understand our unique needs. In addition, two
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other state agencies of interest to us have been invited.
10:30 AM CCCLV will join the Seniors with Vision Loss Committee for a joint meeting. ZINFANDEL ROOM
10:30 AM Coping with the Health Care System, a panel discussion with audience participation. Panelists: Coletta Davis, Barbara Rhodes and Roger Petersen.
11:30 AM Christopher Gray, ACB President, ACB's Positions on Issues Related to Seniors with Vision Loss and Persons with Low Vision, including management of diseases such as diabetes.
10:00 AM The Joint Action Committee (JAC), of which CCB is a member, will be holding its Spring meeting in conjunction with the convention, with its morning session from 10 AM to 11:45 AM in the PENTHOUSE ROOM and their afternoon session from 1 to 4 PM in the MERLOT ROOM. All JAC members are cordially invited to participate in any CCB luncheons.
10:30 AM California School for the Blind Alumni meeting. NAPA ROOM
Elmer Chapson, Chair.
10:30 AM CCB Membership Meeting. MERLOT ROOM
SATURDAY, April 8, 2006 continued
12 Noon GDUC Luncheon. BERRYESSA ROOM
Ann Kysor, President. California's Instructor of the Year, Reports from Guide Dog Schools.
11:30 AM Orientation Center for the Blind Alumni (OCBA) BRANDYWINE ROOM
David Jackson, President. Business meeting followed at 12 Noon by the OCBA Luncheon. Mike Cole, OCB Administrator, will be updating us on the center.
12 Noon Randolph Sheppard Vendors of California (RSVC) Luncheon. SONOMA ROOM
David Hanlon, President.
1:30 PM Third CCB General Session. EAGLE ROOM
Rhonda King, CCB Secretary presiding.
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1:30 PM Invocation
1:35 PM Pledge of Allegiance Girl Scout Troop 460 of Sacramento. Introduction by Andrea Thom.
1:40 PM Update on Blind Field Services- DOR
Dr. Catherine Campisi, Director, DOR and Tony Candela, Deputy Director, Specialized Services Division, DOR .
SATURDAY, April 8, 2006 continued
2:30 PM The Living Skills Center for the Visually Impaired highlights what makes the program different and why it works, Samir Shaibi, Living Skills Instructor; Patti Maffei, Program Director; students.
3:00 PM Under the Microscope- A blind woman’s experiences with DNA and Criminal Justice, Cecilia von Beroldingen, PH.D., Director, California Department of Justice DNA Laboratory.
3:30 PM Accommodating Blind and Visually Impaired Inmates, Matthew Kramer, Acting Warden, Folsom State Prison.
4:15 PM Public Relations Committee. SONOMA ROOM
Ken Metz, Chair. Herb Clayton, Dr. Martin Jones, Lee Morton, Barbara Rhodes, Barbara Kron, Ardis Bazyn, Daveed Mandell, Alexa Golden, Brenda Emerson.
4:15 PM Fund Raising Committee. NAPA ROOM Rhonda King, Chair. Peter Pardini, Nancy Ungar, Obbie Schoeman, Sharlene Ornelas, Stephen Fort, Chris Gray, John Ross, Jewel McGinnis, A.J. Sobieck.
4:15 PM Governmental Affairs Committee. CHARDONNAY ROOM
Catherine Skivers, Chair. Dan Kysor, Charles Nabarrete, Ahmad Rahman, Mitch Pomerantz, Ardis Bazyn, Andy Baracco, Doug Rose, Peter Pardini,
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Barbara Rhodes, Richard Rueda, Dirk Neyhart, Jane Kardas, Gabe Griffith, Mike Lee, Steve Fort, Louis Preston, Louie Herrera,Lupe Medrano, Lisa Greenfield.
6:00 PM No Host "Attitude Adjustment Hour" in the FOLSOM FOYER.
7:00 PM Banquet. FOLSOM ROOM
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Invocation: Rev. Hugh Nelson, Celtic Cross Presbyterian USA, Citrus Heights.
Ann Kysor, CCB Board member and President of the Guide Dog Users of California, Mistress of ceremonies.
Keynote speaker: Stuart Wittenstein, Superintendent, California School for the Blind.
Also, CCB will be handing out its annual awards. Don't forget the winning tickets for CCB raffle will be drawn at the Banquet, along with other raffles and prizes.
All chapter and affiliate donations to the CCB general and scholarship funds will be acknowledged and a chapter representative may elect to present the contribution personally.
If needed, the CCB Resolutions Committee will meet directly after the banquet in the CABERNET ROOM.
The hospitality in the PENTHOUSE ROOM, hosted by the ACB Capitol Chapter, will be open from the close of the banquet to 1:00 AM.
SUNDAY, April 9, 2006
8:00 – 8:45 AM LDS Sacrament Meeting in the PENTHOUSE ROOM.
8:15 AM Devotional Services. FOLSOM ROOM
9:00 AM CCB General Session. FOLSOM ROOM
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:00 AM Invocation Gussie Morgan.
9:05 AM Fall Convention meetings, Rhonda King, CCB Secretary.
9:15 AM Treasurer’s Report, Peter Pardini, CCB Treasurer.
9:20 AM Report of the Constitution and By Laws Committee, Roger Petersen, Chair.
9:35 AM Report of the Resolutions Committee, Lucy Greco, Chair.
10:45 AM Committee reports and other business as time permits.
The convention will adjourn at 12:00 PM.
Exhibitors
ACB Capitol Chapter CCB – Sacramento, CA
Access Ingenuity, LLC – Santa Rosa, CA
A & E Low Vision Products – Sunnyvale, CA
Assistive Technology Center - Sacramento, CA
AT Kratter & Co. – Garden Grove, CA
California Canes- Hesperia, CA
Calif. Telephone Access Program- Sacramento, CA
Enabling Technologies – Jensen Beach, FL
Guide Dogs for the Blind – San Rafael, CA
Guide Dogs of America – Sylmar, CA
Guiding Eyes for the Blind – Yorktown Heights, NY
Humanware, Inc.- Concord, CA
IRTI, Inc.- Grass Valley, CA
Joann Carter – Bakersfield, CA
Top Gunn & Associates – Sacramento, CA
Weekenders USA – Willits, CA
Western Pacific Signal – San Leandro, CA
Stop by the Guide Dog Users of California booth in the exhibit hall and discover our stonewash blue polo shirts with the GDUC logo on the front. Our shirts are only $15 and support the many programs of CCB's largest affiliate. Check us out and don't forget our ever popular Saturday Luncheon- Check with the CCB registration desk for ticket availability.
Free State Program
Amazing Phones for people who have difficulty seeing, hearing, moving, speaking, or remembering.
Free 1-800-806-1191
Braille and large-print information and applications available.
VOZ 1-8100-949-5650
TTY 1-800-806-4474
www.ddtp.org
California Telephone Access Program
A program of the California Public Utilities Commission.
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CCB Board of Directors
Jeff Thom, President
Mitch Pomerantz, First Vice President
Eugene Lozano, Jr., Second Vice President
Catherine Skivers, Immediate Past President
Peter Pardini, Treasurer
Rhonda King, Secretary
Jerry Arakawa
Ardis Bazyn
Al Biegler
Gabe Griffith
Jane Kardas
Ann Kysor
Louis Preston
Barbara Rhodes
Richard Rueda
Convention Committee
Eugene Lozano, Jr., Chair
Andy Baracco, Coletta Davis, Margie Donovan,
Ken Metz, Peter Pardini, Mary Beth Randall,
Barbara Rhodes, Richard Rueda, Rex Ransom.
DESCRIPTION OF THE SACRAMENTO ARDEN WEST
HILTON HOTEL
GENERAL OVERVIEW
The hotel facilities consist of the main hotel building, the swimming pool area, the health club building and the volleyball court. These buildings and spaces are positioned in an in-line pattern with a west to east orientation in the order that they are listed. The hotel building complex is completely encircled by its parking lots and there is no direct or easy access to the public street by pedestrians.
MAIN HOTEL BUILDING
General
The building is a rectangular structure consisting of a single story (general circulation area) with a 12-story tower on the south side of the structure. The generally rectangle shaped first floor has its short sides in an easterly-westerly orientation and its long sides in a northerly-southerly orientation.
All of the hotel rooms, restrooms, exits, and spaces have raised print and Braille signs.
Primary Front Entrance
The primary front entrance is on the west side of the building. It opens onto a raised sidewalk with one curb ramp that is aligned with the doors. For guests to enter or exit the hotel's front entry, they must walk through a vestibule with a non-automatic single door and an automatic double door at either end.
First Floor Description
The first floor can be subdivided into three rectangles lying side-by-side with their long ends running in a west to east direction. From outside, facing the west side or front of the building, going left to right, the first rectangle consists of meeting rooms and the restaurant, which open into the middle rectangle. The middle rectangle can be subdivided horizontally into two squares. The first square being the lobby in the front of the hotel and the second square is the Atrium/Solarium, which is in the rear of the building. The third and right-most rectangle consists of meeting rooms, hotel offices, hallways, and elevators that go to the 12-story tower.
IN DEPTH DESCRIPTION OF FIRST FLOOR
When you enter the western or front entrance of the hotel you are in the lobby with its marbled floor looking toward the rear of the building. From where you are standing you are given two routes for accessing most of the hotel. The path of travel through the lobby is shaped like the print letter "U" with the front door at the bottom of the "U." The two upper ends lead to the entryways to the Atrium/Solarium at the rear of the building. A few feet in front of you in the inner portion of the "U" you will find a carpeted seating area with chairs, tables, and a fireplace, which faces the front door. Behind the fireplace is the Cameo Bar. It is on a raised platform that can be accessed by stairs or a wheelchair ramp (north side of bar).
From the west entrance, if go immediately to the left; toward the north wall of the lobby you will encounter a coffee bar, Café Expresso. After circling right around the coffee bar, Café Expresso and reaching the north wall you are given two options.
(a) turn left to enter the corridor leading to the Folsom Room entrance, Harvard Street Grill, telephones, restrooms, and a front exit (in a counter clockwise order) or
(b) turn right and walk toward the rear of the lobby.
As you walk to the rear of the lobby, along the north wall you will find the following: Folsom Room (two entrances from lobby; alcove with a grand piano, ATM & prepaid card vending machine; Brandywine Room (one entrance); Women's and Men’s Restrooms, and double doors leading into an employees’ only area. At this point, if you continue walking, you will leave the lobby and enter the Atrium/Solarium, which will be described in more detail later.
Back at the front entrance of the hotel if you turn right you will encounter the Bellmen's desk and will have to make a left turn to walk parallel with the south wall of the lobby. Along the south wall of the lobby you will find the following: a hallway leading to two (2) glass elevators to the tower rooms, front registration desk, Concierge's desk, 24 hour Business Center, gift shop and a hallway leading to the first floor of the tower (a.k.a. the third rectangle). At this point, if you continue toward the rear of the hotel, you will leave the lobby and enter the Atrium/Solarium area.
When you enter the Atrium/Solarium you will find yourself in a reasonably square shaped room that is carpeted and has movable planters. The Atrium/Solarium has exit doors at the east or rear side of the building, which open onto the swimming pool area. As you enter the Atrium/Solarium from the lobby area, the following rooms can be found on the north or left side: Shasta (one entrance), Tahoe (one entrance), Berryessa (one entrance) and Eagle (one entrance). When all the room dividers are retracted from these four rooms they are then considered the Grand Ballroom. On the south or right wall running from the common wall between the lobby and the Atrium/Solarium to the swimming pool area the following meeting rooms can be found: Chardonnay (2 entrances), Cabernet(2 entrances) and Zinfandel (2 entrances). As you pass the Zinfandel Room you will walk through a set of glass double doors and walk toward the exit that takes you to the swimming pool area, you will find a glass wall to your left that separates you from the remainder of the Atrium/Solarium. On your right-hand side is the opening to a hallway that leads to the east or rear elevators, and the first floor of the tower or the third rectangle.
Starting again at the front entrance and turning right, walk past the Bellman's desk and you will enter the third rectangle (a.k.a. the first floor of the tower). Immediately upon entering the west front elevator hallway you will pass the following on your right hand side: two glass elevators, a staircase, and a secondary front entry door.
If you make a left turn and walk eastward, you will find the following on the left hand side of the hallway: reservation desk door (which is locked), Women’s and Men’s Restrooms, the second hallway from the lobby, the Chardonnay Room (one entrance), Cabernet Room (one entrance), Zinfandel Room (one entrance) and the east rear elevator hallway. If you start down the hallway from the front of the hotel and walk eastward, you will find the following on the right side of the hallway: Executive Office (which is locked), Sales and Catering, hallway to south side exit, Sonoma (1 entrance), Napa (1 entrance), Merlot(1 entrance), Board Room (1 entrance), stairwell, and exit to delivery dock. At this point, if you make a left turn, you will enter the east or rear elevator hallway that also leads to the Atrium/Solarium. This completes the description of the first floor plan.
Tower
Except for the first floor, which was described in the preceding paragraph, the second through the 12th floors, have one corridor that is intersected at both ends by a short dead-end corridor. This is where the west or front and the east or rear elevators are contained with their accompanying stairwells. On the second through 12th floors are guest rooms and vending machine rooms (located at the end of the main hallway near the rear elevators). In addition, on the second and 12th floors you will find more meeting rooms. The second floor has three meeting rooms, the Eureka 219, Natomas 221, and Sierra 229. On the 12th floor, walking from the front of the tower to the rear, the first room on the right hand side is the Penthouse no room number assigned). Next comes the Presidential Suite, Room 1214 and Club Room, Room 1222. This is the end of the description of the main hotel building.
OTHER HOTEL FACILITIES
By using the exterior exit doors from the Eagle/Ballroom, the Atrium/Solarium, or hallway to rear/east elevators you can access the swimming pool area, health club building, volley ball court, and dog relieving area, which are east of the main hotel building.
Swimming Pool Area
The swimming area is a large concrete square patio with an hourglass shaped swimming pool in its center. When you are standing with your back to the main hotel building the north or left side of the patio is bordered with a fence and raised gazebo and a sidewalk leading to a parking lot. On the south or right side of the pool is a pay telephone on a wall and a flower bed. Directly in front of you on the opposite side of the swimming pool are the entrances into the various rooms making up the health club building. When facing the health club building going left to right you will find the following rooms and spaces: Boy's and Girl's Restrooms, weight room, dry sauna and aerobic room. The dry sauna is in an alcove and must be approached with caution due to the close proximity of an in-ground outdoor Jacuzzi positioned directly in front of the dry sauna.
Note: All the rooms and spaces making up the health club building are labeled with accessible signage.
Volley Ball Court
The volleyball court is at the rear of the health club building. The court can be accessed by following the walkways along the left/north or right/south sides of the Health Club building.
Guide Dog Relieving Area
Exit the rear of the main hotel building, find the south or right side of the swimming pool area, and walk toward and beyond the Health Club building. After passing the health club building you will find the volleyball court to the left of the walkway and the dog's relieving area to the right. There will be a large trash can and plastic bags at the corner of this area. When leaving the walkway you must step up to enter the grassy dog relieving area.
DISCLAIMER
The above narrative description of the Sacramento Hilton Inn is to be considered only as a general overview and not an exhaustive in-depth description of the facilities.
Emergency Evacuation Procedures:
Fire Exits:
For your personal safety, please note where each exit is located upon arrival. All floors/rooms are equipped with diagrams/locations of various fire exits, which are located at the end of each hallway. Each exit is labeled with a raised print and Braille sign. The two stairways are located on the East and West end of each hotel floor. The emergency exit on the east end of the hallways (higher room numbers) leads onto a small balcony. The staircase entrance is to the right of the Exit door. Both stairways exit outside the buildings on the main grounds. There are two (2) fire extinguishers located in each hallway. They are in white metal cabinets. All cabinets are located on the north-side (odd room numbers side) of the hallways. They are mounted on the wall to the right side of the 07 and 25 room entrances on each floor. The cabinet door handle is 40 inches above the floor on the right side of the cabinet opening towards the left. There are two (2) fire alarm manual pull stations, which are red in color, with the center point of the device mounted 52 inches above the carpeted floor; one (1) at each end of the hallway to the right of the stairway exit door.
Our Banquet rooms are located on the main level floor. The fire exits are located at each end and in the middle of the hallway that runs between the small meeting room entrances and hotel offices on the south side of the building, as well as at the back of the main ball room on the east side of the building and in front of the restaurant on the west side of the building. All exits are marked with illuminated green Exit Signs throughout the hotel. Each exit is also labeled with a raised print and Braille sign.
Alarm/Evacuation Procedures:
Our fire alarm makes a high-pitched sound. The elevators will not be in working order once the alarm is activated. If the alarm is activated, we recommend that you stay in your guestroom or in the meeting room. Our hotel staff will investigate right away the cause of the fire alarm. Our hotel staff will determine if it is a false alarm or if evacuation is necessary and will advise hotel guests accordingly through the PA system.
If evacuation is necessary, every attempt will be made for a member of our staff to assist you in exiting the hotel. All hotel guests with visual impairments will be noted by the front desk, and special assistance would immediately be deployed to their hotel room or meeting rooms.
1. If you detect fire or smoke, notify the operator by dialing “0”, or pull the nearest fire alarm manual pull station.
2. If you must leave the room, feel the door to see if it is hot. If it is not hot, open the door slightly to look and listen to determine if you can make it to the stairways. Stay low to the floor and take your room key.
3. Do not use the elevator. Proceed to the nearest stairway and exit on the ground floor. Then proceed to the meeting area in the front of the hotel.
4. If unable to exit your room because of fire or smoke: (a) Close the door and seal it with a wet towel (b) Notify the operator by dialing “0”. (c) Stay near the window until help arrives but do not open the window.
We ask that our guests assemble in front of the hotel in the parking lot facing the main entrance.
There will be members of our staff at this location to account for all guests and to inform our guests when it is safe to re-enter the hotel.
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