Hotels discuss disability access policy and training
Policy discussions focus on ten accessible rooms and floor placement. Lasater and Staples defend training commitments at Best Western properties. Bhakta notes ongoing staff training across Insignia Hospitality Group and stresses advance reservations to ensure accessibility.
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Lasater
Staples
Monahans Best Western
Darpan Bhakta
Insignia Hospitality Group
West Texas
New Mexico
Bhakta
ADA room caps and high occupancy in Midland hotels
The 2010 ADA Standards define minimum ADA compliant rooms by totals. hotel managers say accessible rooms are the last to book and cannot be held at capacity. Midland Odessa occupancy nears 90 percent with new housing and nine hotels in pipeline. industry leaders vow to exceed ADA requirements and improve staff training to accommodate all guests.
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Bhakta
Lasater
Texas Hotel and Lodging Association
Scott Joslove
Midland
Odessa
Joslove
Monahans Best Western
GED classes boost life goals at Odessa College program
Odessa College offers GED preparation since 1971, helped by patient instructors and a full schedule. Morales balanced two and a half hour classes after long shifts, completed with perfect attendance, and plans to pursue a degree this fall. Coordinator Gaye Carroll, once a student, now guides others as the program grows to meet rising demand despite long hours and space limits. Registration opens today with orientation August 27 and classes begin September 4.
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Odessa College
Morales
Gaye Carroll
Carroll
Lerma
Odessa Colege
Annex B
Hearing aids boost living and family harmony in Odessa
A health ad stresses that untreated hearing loss harms communication with spouses and others, causing frustration and misperceptions. It urges seeking medical help or hearing devices through Audio Acoustics Hearing Center in Odessa, listing contact numbers and the address at 2481 E 11th St, with a web invitation.
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Randy Russell
Kathleen Hietpas
Audio Acoustics Hearing Center
Audio Acoustics
E. 11Th St
Odessa
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