It also depends on the building services management.  The one at my old office
building did what he could but as I started out ambulatory and not in a
wheelchair, it was patchy at best.  Also the company leases that building, so
there may have been some lease restriction on modifications; I don't know.
The company owns the building I'm now in, and it's a lot newer, too, so that
may have a lot to do with it.

Kat

On Wednesday 03 December 2003 09:55 pm, you wrote:
> 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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