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In re 5865.1

In our recent renovation, a chair lift was installed to provide mobility
access to our lab for the first time since right after sputnik.  We also
consciously ensured that our existing furniture, carrells, tables that were
close to that door were also accessible.  The University paid for the lift,
and the rest was conscious furniture arrangement (advised by our disability
services) that provided access to our "regular" spaces.

Hope this helps...

Bill Caldwell
American University


                                                                                                
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Ho, ho, ho,

In all this discussion about planning a lab, has anyone done much
work in making the lab more accessible to the disabled? For instance
automatic doors, wider door jams, special tables for wheel chairs, a
special station with a mongo large screen and software that reads
outloud the content of the screen, etc. etc.

Speaking of the last bit there (pun intended), how many of you have
taken care that all your lab/departmental/faculty/course webpages are
constructed such that they can be well read by the appropriate
software (and the help of explanatory tags for all images, nothing
that actually changes place on the page, etc.)? And what software
would you be using for that?


Scott

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