Hotel & Travel
Hotel & TravelAre the conference venue hotel rooms, meeting rooms and bathrooms accessible?
Are the conference venue hotel rooms, meeting rooms and bathrooms accessible?Yes, the venue for the ACBS World Conference 2020 in New Orleans, Louisiana (Sheraton New Orleans) has an elevator for access to all meeting rooms. All meeting rooms are wheelchair accessible.
Bathrooms (toilets) are available for wheelchair access in the Sheraton. You can also request room accessibility during the process of making your reservation. After you have completed your reservation, you will want to contact the hotel directly (+1 504-525-2500) and speak to the ADA on site. They will assist you to make confirmed customizations of your room, to choose a bed type and choose accessibility options.
For more information about the physical features of the Sheraton's accessible rooms, common areas, or special services relating to a specific disability, please call +1 504-525-2500. https://www.marriott.com/hotels/fact-sheet/travel/msyis-sheraton-new-orleans-hotel/#accessibility
The Sheraton New Orleans accessibility features include:
Accessible Areas with Accessible Routes from Public Entrance
Business Center
Fitness Center
Meeting spaces and ballrooms
Pool accessible
Pool pathway
Public entrance alternative
Registration Desk Pathway
Registration desk
Restaurant(s)/Lounge(s)
Guest Room Accessibility
Accessible guest rooms with 32” wide doorways
Accessible route from public entrance to accessible guest rooms
Bathtub grab bars
Bathtub seat
Deadbolt locks, lowered
Door night guards, lowered
Doors with lever handles
Flashing door knockers
Hearing accessible rooms and/or kits
Pool pathway
Public entrance alternative
Registration Desk Pathway
Registration desk
Restaurant(s)/Lounge(s)
Roll-in shower
Shower wand, adjustable
TTY/TTD available
TV with close-captioning
Toilet seat at wheelchair height
Transfer shower
Vanities, accessible
Viewports, lowered
Additionally, Service animals are allowed on the property for people with disabilities.
Also, ACBS will have a set of bathrooms in the hotel designated as "All Gender", for comfortable access for anyone of any gender.
Off-Site Events and Transportation:
Any Off-Site Events and transportation planned by ACBS during the conference will be wheelchair accessible.
Hotel Information and Reservations - New Orleans
Hotel Information and Reservations - New Orleans
Sheraton New Orleans
500 Canal Street
New Orleans, Louisiana 70130
USA
+1 504-525-2500 or +1 888-627-7033
Group block rate $169.00 USD (plus tax) (valid July 12-19, 2020):
Rooms have 2 Double Beds or 1 King Bed.
Occupancy: single ($169), double ($169), triple ($194), quad ($219)
Rate includes complimentary standard internet in the guest room.
Check in 4:00pm, check out 11:00am. Reservation cancellations made fewer than 3 days prior to scheduled arrival will incur penalties.
Rooms in our block at the Sheraton New Orleans (if rooms are still available) are only available for online reservations until June 16, 2020 (5pm local time). After this date the "prevailing" rate may apply, subject to room availability.
This hotel has ADA accessible rooms. See here for more information.
Interested in sharing a room? Click here to view our room share/ride share page.
Room Share / Ride Share
Room Share / Ride SharePlease use this page to find hotel roommates or rides for the ACBS World Conference 2020 and/or pre-conference workshops.
Please be sure to post a "check-in" and "check-out" date in your posting and if you already have a room reserved or not (and where).
To post your need: click "add new comment" (which appears in blue below). It is recommended that you list your email address so that you may be contacted directly, but that is up to you.
To respond to a posting: click "reply" at the bottom of a post, and your reply will appear on this page (you may want to give your email address so that you may be contacted directly).
See the "Example Post" and "Example Reply" below to understand what this will look like.
When your need has been met, please go back to your comment (be sure you are logged in) and click "edit", and delete the content of your post. (admin is the only one who can delete the post entirely, but if you have deleted all of the content, I'll know to delete the post) Otherwise people will just keep contacting you....
Click "Contact Us" above in the header of the site for feedback or assistance. (You only need a login to interact with this page, paid membership is not required to participate.)
Please note that it becomes the responsibility of each participant in the program to communicate with and to work out an agreement with a potential room sharer. ACBS's role is strictly limited to the maintenance of this website page who have signified interest in the program and will maintain the page but will not (a) screen participants, (b) make any determination as to the appropriateness of any resulting room share, or (c) represent that any room share which may follow use of the service will prove to be satisfactory to the participants.