Comment on FR Doc # 2010-18331

My partner, who has multiple sclerosis and is unable to walk, and I have experienced issues with beds in accessible accomodations at several upscale resorts over the years. (1) Beds in accessible rooms should not be more than about 24 inches high. Beds higher than this are clearly too challenging to get into--for the disabled guest and also for many others, including shorter people. (2) Beds in accessible rooms should have at least 36 inches of space on at least one side to allow for a mobility device to be parked and the user to dismount from it. (3) Beds in accessible rooms should have side bed rails near the head of the bed to provide support to the disabled guest as he transfers into and out of the bed. (4) Beds in accessible rooms should have electrical outlets within 36 inches of both sides of the head of the bed to facilitate recharging of a mobility device while the user sleeps. For your further information, I submit a file containing the text of a letter I recently sent to Westin Resorts detailing 9 accessibility problems we encountered while staying at their timeshare resort in Palm Springs, California.