Accessibility and Technology

Accessibility
The St. Joseph Retreat & Conference Center is wheelchair accessible with level entrance into the building, elevators, accessible restrooms and accessible parking. In addition, we have three wheelchair accessible guest rooms on the third floor and two on the second floor. The facility features wide corridors and Braille signage.

Assistive Listening Devices 
We have five portable personal FM listening devices available upon request for the St. Joseph Chapel. Each Williams AV's PFM Pro Personal FM Listening device features a receiver and an earphone for superior audio directly to the ear, enhancing sound where background noise or distance from the source makes listening difficult. The receivers feature 17 selectable channels on a 72-76 MHz band and have an operating range of up to 150 feet. They include a versatile 3.5mm jack.

Business Center (St Frances Cabrini, Room 124)
Located on the main level next to Emmaus Room, the business center features a telephone and a computer with high-speed internet connected to a printer/copier/scanner. 

Meeting Supplies
Meeting Supplies, like markers, flipcharts and easels, are available upon request.
 

Cellular Phone Service
Most cellular phone service providers have antennas that touch our property, some to varying degrees of signal strength. The main building, due to its steel, cement block, limestone and metal-backed plaster, absorbs most cellular signals. We have a signal booster provided by Verizon Wireless that makes cellular phone calls for Verizon customers possible within the building.

Technology
At the Saint Joseph Retreat & Conference Center we provide technology to facilitate discussion and professional growth while not getting in the way of human interaction or the serenity of our retreat center.   

• Video Conferencing is available for any room via a Mobile Flat Panel Monitor mounted to a rolling cart.
• Both the St. Joseph Chapel and the Emmaus Room feature connections for Live Stream Capabilities.
• Both the Emmaus and Holy Family Rooms feature an Overhead Projector with Screen and a sound system. Guests provide HDM1 adapter.
• The Holy Family, St. Elizabeth Seton, and John Paul Medaille Rooms feature a 70-inch InFocus Flat Panel Monitor which requires USB fob from SJRCC staff.
• Available for any room are two Mobile 70-inch Flat Panel Monitors mounted to a rolling cart.
• Our main lobby features a Yodeck Digital Sign that may be customized for retreats and events.
• Complementary Wi-Fi is available in the main building. The Guest network is open and does not require a password for the convenience of our guests.
• The St. Joseph Chapel features assistive listening devices and an adjustable lighting and sound system as well as an Allen Organ, model C-6 (2006) and a Yamaha AvantGrand NU1X electric piano.

Telephone Service
Our guest rooms do not have telephones as we strive to provide guests with the occasion to disconnect and have the opportunity for quiet prayer and meditation. A telephone is available at the front desk. 
 
Television
Televisions have not been installed in the retreat center as our focus is to provide our guests with a quiet and peaceful setting for prayer and spiritual growth whereby our guests might encounter God.