Located in Moscow on the Pullman Highway, the new Fairfield Inn is exemplary in being totally accessible! As with many of the newer hotels, the front door is accessible. What is unusual is the reception desk - it is lowered for easy use by a person in a wheelchair.
The accessible rooms have signage outside the doors that shows they are wheelchair and/or hearing accessible. The signage is raised letter and braille.
If the rooms are completely accessible, the
room next to it has a connecting door for an
assistant or family members to use.
The rooms that are for use by persons with
hearing impairments have a doorbell that
flashes light to let the patron know someone is at their door and has an alarm
light over the bed that flashes brightly in case of fire.
The accessible bathrooms have either a roll-in shower or a bath with a small lip that allows easy transfer to a bath bench. The shower head is hand held and adjustable.The bathrooms are large enough for easy turnaround in a wheelchair. The multiple grab bars around the toilet and bath insure safety. The bathrooms have a telephone that immediately connects the patron directly to the front desk.
The microwaves and
refrigerators are set low for easy reach, as are the hangers in the closet.
The front door to the unit has a lowered
peephole for persons in wheelchairs. There is a regular height peephole also! The thermostat
for the rooms are set low on the wall for easy reach and the spacious
rooms have ample space for turning around in a
wheelchair!
Signage for persons who are blind is
available everywhere, for example in the
business center! The swimming pool has a lift that can be activated by the
user, even when they are in the pool!
This hotel certainly supports the kind of accessibility
that creates independence!
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