Hi all,

Let me put a different slant on this. Our campus AT is a part of our regular
campus computer environment and subject to the same usage guidelines as
anything else. To lock away your AT and require special permission to use it
is to perpetuate an additional barrier to access. As long as everyone is
subject to the same restrictions I do not see a problem, but to have
additional hoops to jump through to access needed equipment is for me a
significant issue.

Ron Stewart

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Ron Stewart, Director
Technology Access Program
Information Services
Oregon State University
109 Kidder Hall
Corvallis, Oregon  97331
Phone: 1.541.737.7307
Fax:   1.541.737.2159
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-----Original Message-----
From: Patsy Wakefield [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2000 9:47 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: ADAPTIVE COMPUTER LAB ACCESS IN LIBRARIES


Hi Jack

Our room for students with a disability has swipe card access at all  times,
and the card is activated for that room by the Disability Information and
Support office personnel who know the student.  On our campus a Student's Id
card gives them swipe card access to various areas after hours, depending
upon their courses.  This access is also used for all the 24 hour Computer
labs.

Hope this helps .

Bye Patsy

Patsy Wakefield
Information Science Dept
University of Otago
P O Box 56
Dunedin
Ph 64 3 479 5443
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-----Original Message-----
From: Jack Clevenger [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2000 9:56 AM
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Subject: ADAPTIVE COMPUTER LAB ACCESS IN LIBRARIES


Hi all,

Forgive us if this is a cross-posting to other internet forums for advice
and
direction as to this concern.

We have a situation that may have been discussed earlier in this forum but
it is one with a "twist" to what has been discussed before.  The situation
is
this:

We have a specialized adaptive computer lab within a newly built
library/hi-tech
center.  It has been staffed by our disabilities services office during the
day
when
the college is having classes.  It is not staffed other hours when the
library
is open
to the public and students.

Students and users with disabilities have been required to register with our
disability services office and provide documentation of disability.  When
they have registered with our office, they are given a pass and a password
to access the specialized applications and hardware in the lab.

The problem is this:  We have found out that users are accessing the
adaptive
computer lab to pull up pornographic web sites during the hours the lab is
not
staffed.

What have your offices, libraries, and college done to address this concern
while
insuring equal access to the adaptive software and applications.

Can we lock the door to the lab during afterhours provided that we clearly
post

a sign giving notice that one can ask the library staff to open the lab
after
identifying
themselves as patrons or students with disabilities.

Please reply either to this listserv or to me if you would prefer.

Thank you in advance for your suggestions and advice.

Jack Clevenger, Coordinator
Disability Resources and Services
Mesa Community College
Mesa, Arizona

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