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Access-Related Accommodation
Overview
AALS is committed to making our meetings and events accessible to all of our attendees. Please contact the AALS at accommodations@aals.org so that we may assist you with services that you need.
Chemical Sensitivity
All AALS events are smoke-free and, as often as possible, held in
smoke-free venues. Smoking is not permitted in any meeting or session rooms,
business or networking events, or AALS-sponsored social events. Please be aware
that some venues (i.e. off-site) may allow smoking in public areas. Cigarettes
may be used in designated smoking areas as determined by the
venue. Specific requests can be made to hotels within our block and the
meeting venues that chemicals not be used in guest rooms on carpeting or other
surfaces.
Nursing Mothers
AALS will provide a room with electrical power, a refrigerator and a
locking door for nursing mothers who attend AALS meetings.Please visit AALS Registration for access to the
room.
Meeting Room Setup
AALS hotels and meeting venues will be asked to provide
adequate aisle space and cut-outs for persons with wheelchairs and other
mobility devices in all meeting rooms and locations. Please note standard head
tables (when used) include a podium and microphones on the tables and podium.
If you are presenting and require additional accommodations (such as a ramp, or
lavaliere microphone) please contact AALS at accommodations@aals.org in advance. Every
effort will be made to set meeting rooms/locations to accommodate all
attendees, both speakers and audience members.
Mobility Constraints
Because the conference can have numerous concurrent sessions, there
can be considerable distances between sessions. If you are a regular wheelchair
user, we suggest you bring your chair with you to the meeting.
Registration of Personal Aide/Companion
Should you require an aide or personal assistant to help navigate the conference,
AALS will register your aide as a complimentary guest. Please contact accommodations@aals.org to register your
personal aide (name, city and state is required for the badge) which can be
picked up at AALS Registration. Personal aides may attend sessions and
AALS sponsored meals. If you need AALS to arrange for an aide to help you
navigate the meeting, please email your request to accommodations@aals.org or call (202) 296-4755
to outline the specific type of assistance required. In order to best
accommodate your request, we ask that you notify us of your request as much in
advance of the conference as possible.
Hearing Impairment
- Sign Language Interpreters: Attendees may request a sign language interpreter for the AALS Conference on Clinical Legal Education. Please email your request to accommodations@aals.org. We ask that you notify us
of your request as much in advance of the meeting as possible; it may be
difficult to provide services without at least 72 hour notice. Sign language interpreters are provided for
AALS-sponsored events only.
- CART: Communication Access Real-time Translation (CART) is a word-for-word
speech-to-text interpreting service for people with a hearing loss or who would
otherwise benefit from this accommodation. Attendees may request CART service
for the Conference on Clinical Legal Education. CART will be provided for
AALS-sponsored events only. Please email
your request to accommodations@aals.org. We ask that you notify us
of your request as much in advance of the meeting as possible; it may be
difficult to provide services without at least 72 hour notice.
Accessible Housing
ADA-designated hotel rooms in the AALS conference hotel will be
specifically set aside for individuals requesting them. Please notify hotel of
your request as much in advance as possible as late notice may be difficult to
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