A thank you

With the tone of my last few blogs, you’re probably thinking this is

going to be another one haranguing Delta for their continued lack of
response to my concerns. They have yet to respond, but that is a topic
for another time. Today’s blog is a tip of the proverbial hat to a
venue that is very wheelchair friendly.

On Saturday night I found myself with free tickets to the Georgia Force

game at the Arena at Gwinnett Center.

I received the tickets as part of a promotional effort and they were
not officially in the handicapped section; naturally I was a bit
worried. To my pleasant surprise the ticket was honored as is and I
was given a seat in the handicapped section with no hassle. This is my
2nd time attending an event at the Gwinnett arena and both times I

have been pleased with my experience. The wheelchair accessible seating

allows for great visibility and access to and from the concessions
couldn’t be easier.   The seats were great but I cannot say enough
about the staff - the ushers were helpful, directing me to the nearest
accessible bathroom to my seat, offering to help me get my food to my
seat and even speaking with me, not to my bipedal date. I know
speaking to me doesn’t sound like a big deal, but often when I'm out
with my friends, service staff speaks with my companions rather then

me.  It’s annoying.  Arena staff seemed to treat me as a human being, not

as a novelty. Thank you for treating your disabled guests as guests
and not as annoyances to be dealt with.

I was also pleased to see two staff members who were in wheelchairs; again a very refreshing thing to see, Now if you only sold Wheeling Chef cookies - that would rock!

The game was fun and even though the Force came up short, I was
impressed with the fan interaction of the Force through the

@GeorgiaForceAFL twitter account and the PA announcer’s attempts to
bring the crowd into the game. You've gained a fan!

Hey next season maybe during the pre-game rush you can have some sword wielding
wheelchair dudes giving a demo!