My friend T has done a wheelchair accessibility survey of all the AA
meetings in District 34 which is Bellevue, Redmond and Mercer Island. Of 137 meetings each week, 40% of them are
held at the Alano Club. The ramp to the
bathroom is across 40 yards of gravel parking lot and then through a infrequently
used small meeting room. More of a
hassle than it is worth for me to use.
T, Lea and I went to the ACES board meeting tonight. T gave her report in her usual incredibly
eloquent manner. I made a couple of
suggestions that would help make it better for me and then a blue-sky proposal
to build a new ramp and deck on the SE side that would provide bathroom access
without having to go through the small meeting room.
It would be nice to see these improvements done at ACES, but is not
that big a deal to me compared with simply making sure that I stay sober. Disagreements over money, property and
prestige are a big trigger for me. The
big book states that resentments are the dubious luxury of normal men, but for
alcoholics these things are poison.
I am grateful to have 40% of the local AA meetings within a mile of my
home. It certainly cuts down on travel
time, gas bills and planning.
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