Inspiration Alcona (IA) owns no buildings and so has no control over the degree of compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act at any venue it uses.
But IA supports the goals of ADA and so holds its various programs in buildings that are compliant with ADA or, in some cases, in the portion of a building that is fully accessible.
In 2024 two of the buildings IA uses are the Alcona Community Schools and Alcona County Library, both of which are fully compliant with ADA.
The retreat venue, Lost Lake Woods Club lodge, was built in 1949 but has been updated to meet ADA standards as a public accommodation. The main entrance includes a ramp for wheelchair users; an elevator connects all but one meeting room and all guest rooms; touch controls for participants are at accessible heights; compliant restrooms are on each floor, etc. One meeting room is five steps down from the rest of its floor, but a ramp is available to be installed when needed.
Three programs often offered are held outside.
Each summer, the Dockside Jams open mic night plays on the lawn above Harrisville harbor. The Harbor Nights Concerts series uses the same space above the harbor. The lawn for listeners is readily accessible from the nearby parking lot; no curbs are in the way. Even wheelchair users without the ability to navigate the lawn can listen by sitting at the edge of the adjacent paved area. The small pavilion in which musicians play has a smooth concrete floor and plenty of room between the posts that support the roof. ADA-compliant restrooms are available at the site.
The Alcona Arts Retreat frequently offers plein air painting. But because many of our older participants have some degree of difficulty walking, this program uses sites close to and readily accessible from parking lots, rather than making people hike through the woods. In fact, on two separate occasions in the past, this workshop has enrolled artists who used a motorized scooter to get around. In the same spirit, the plein air sites are chosen with restroom access in mind. In some years this workshop is titled “Parking Lot Plein Air” to emphasize its accessibility to the many potential participants who are not able or comfortable with making significant hikes.
A notice that people with disabilities are welcome to all of the IA programs is on the front page of the IA website.
IA has no employees, and so no disabled employees. We hire contract workers (generally our artists, teachers and speakers) without discrimination.
The committee preparing this note consisted of Will St. John, Laura Frawley and Judith St. John.
But IA supports the goals of ADA and so holds its various programs in buildings that are compliant with ADA or, in some cases, in the portion of a building that is fully accessible.
In 2024 two of the buildings IA uses are the Alcona Community Schools and Alcona County Library, both of which are fully compliant with ADA.
The retreat venue, Lost Lake Woods Club lodge, was built in 1949 but has been updated to meet ADA standards as a public accommodation. The main entrance includes a ramp for wheelchair users; an elevator connects all but one meeting room and all guest rooms; touch controls for participants are at accessible heights; compliant restrooms are on each floor, etc. One meeting room is five steps down from the rest of its floor, but a ramp is available to be installed when needed.
Three programs often offered are held outside.
Each summer, the Dockside Jams open mic night plays on the lawn above Harrisville harbor. The Harbor Nights Concerts series uses the same space above the harbor. The lawn for listeners is readily accessible from the nearby parking lot; no curbs are in the way. Even wheelchair users without the ability to navigate the lawn can listen by sitting at the edge of the adjacent paved area. The small pavilion in which musicians play has a smooth concrete floor and plenty of room between the posts that support the roof. ADA-compliant restrooms are available at the site.
The Alcona Arts Retreat frequently offers plein air painting. But because many of our older participants have some degree of difficulty walking, this program uses sites close to and readily accessible from parking lots, rather than making people hike through the woods. In fact, on two separate occasions in the past, this workshop has enrolled artists who used a motorized scooter to get around. In the same spirit, the plein air sites are chosen with restroom access in mind. In some years this workshop is titled “Parking Lot Plein Air” to emphasize its accessibility to the many potential participants who are not able or comfortable with making significant hikes.
A notice that people with disabilities are welcome to all of the IA programs is on the front page of the IA website.
IA has no employees, and so no disabled employees. We hire contract workers (generally our artists, teachers and speakers) without discrimination.
The committee preparing this note consisted of Will St. John, Laura Frawley and Judith St. John.
