Promoting Accessibility to the General Assembly
 The General Assembly Office and Planning Committee are committed to the goal of making the General Assembly accessible to the maximum number of attendees possible. The Electronic Communication Office of the UUA provides extensive coverage of the General Assembly through our website so that those who are not able to join us in person may still participate.
Many sessions are recorded and are available for purchase. The Opening and Closing Ceremonies, Ware Lecture, Sunday Morning Worship and the Service of the Living Tradition are videotaped and are also available for purchase.
Economic Access (Financial Aid)
- The GA Office secures contracts with local hotels negotiating the lowest possible rates for our attendees and, where possible, securing alternative low-cost lodging such as local university dormitories, when available.
- The GA Volunteer Committee provides GA registration in exchange for volunteer work at GA. Applications for Volunteer positions
 must be submitted by March 31.
- The GA Planning Committee offers a Scholarship Program, to which delegates and attendees may apply for financial assistance. Scholarship Applications must be submitted by March 31.
Physical Access
- The GA Planning Committee evaluates all possible future sites for GA considering the ease of getting around and physical accessibility to the convention area, including local hotels. Each facility completes an initial screening for Americans with Disabilities Act compliance and an onsite follow-up accessibilities survey is conducted.
- The volunteer Accessibilities Services Committee coordinates the provision of assistive devices for GA attendees, including hearing enhancements, wheelchairs, electric scooters, captioning, and ASL interpretation.
- If you have mobility or other physical access concerns, we ask that you please fill out an Accessibilities Services Request form . This form will allow the Accessibilities Committee to plan, coordinate, and provide services for those who request them. We ask that forms be returned by April 30 so that arrangements can be made. We will do our best to accommodate all requests received; however, accommodation cannot be guaranteed.
Portland Accessibility Information
The Oregon Convention Center
The Center has elevators, restrooms, concessions and telephones designed to accommodate the needs of those with physical and non-physical impairments.
All meeting rooms will be set with wide aisles to facilitate access and egress of mobility equipment; all staging will be equipped with ramps for wheeled access.
 Accessibility Features on MAX, Portland 's public transportation system
- MAX has ramps that extend onto the sidewalk for easy boarding.
- There are priority seating spaces near the door for seniors and people using mobility devices.
- An audio system on board announces the name of the next station.
- Reader boards inside the train show the name of the next station.
- Every MAX station features a tactile/Braille map of the station layout indicating where to wait to catch the appropriate train.
- Textured tiles at the station warn riders when they are close to the platform edge. These tiles can be detected with a cane or foot.
- Ticket machines have instructions in audio, raised letter and Braille.
Boarding with a mobility device If you use a wheelchair or scooter, or have limited mobility, please read our instructions for boarding MAX with a mobility device  .
Service animals welcome Service animals are welcome on TriMet. No permit is required, but the driver may ask to confirm that your animal is a service animal.
Portland International Airport Accessibility Information
Portland International Airport offers services throughout the airport to assist disabled travelers or airport visitors with special needs. For wheelchair service or blind assists please contact your airline in advance if you are traveling; otherwise, use any of the white courtesy phones located throughout the terminal to contact an airport operator for assistance from 6 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. Your wheelchair (or blind assist) aid will assist you with your luggage.
During peak periods, Volunteer Information Persons (VIPs) stand ready throughout the terminal to help passengers. They provide travel assistance, information, directions and escorts. VIPs are dressed in blue polo shirts featuring the "ask me" logo.
Family rest rooms for persons with physical disabilities are located near Gates C3 and D2.
TTYs for the deaf or hard of hearing can be found on each concourse and throughout the terminal. For general information, dial (800) 815-4636 (TTY). For paging, dial (800) 213-7243 (TTY).
Visual paging is available on concourses C, D and E, as well as Baggage Claim and the central terminal food court.
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