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Date: | Wed, 3 Dec 2003 18:55:30 -0800 |
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thats great kat. i could not get any of this from cdc,
even though i told them it hurt to have to push those
heavy doors. the kind of stuff you got done would have
helped me quite a bit, but, i guess they just did not
think i needed the help becouse i was not in a chair.
--- kat <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving. :)
>
> Just wanted to say I've not forgotten you all, even
> whilst slogging away
> through reports and working up analyses. My new job
> (not so new now!) has
> been going quite well, and I'm happy to say my boss
> is pleased with my work.
>
> I also thought I'd tell you a neat thing about the
> management in the building
> where I work now. When they learned I was in a
> wheelchair this past summer,
> the building manager came over to my old office with
> the office designer and
> went over accommodation issues with me. They
> installed motorised door
> openers that opeate by push button on the bathroom
> doors and the interior
> entrances that don't require a security card to get
> in or exit.
> The entrances that require a card swipe have been
> programmed to open
> automatically when I swipe my card and no one else
> who doesn't need the door
> to be opened for them. How cool is that?
>
> The office space designers have also worked with me
> in customsing my work
> space so I can reach everything I need comfortably
> and everything fits right.
>
> These are really cool people to work for!
>
> Kat
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