Dear List Members: In their upgrade of the elevators on campus, the elevator engineers are installing audible signals in all the elevators, including in the elevators inthe building where I work. At first, the placement of the device against a surface caused a loud signal to be produced. However, the elevator engineer - on his own initiative - placed padding [cotton?] or insulation around the device and moved the device slightly away from the surface, so now the signal is very pleasant and unobtrusive. The experience of watching the complex upgrade of the assistive technology devices that we all enjoy known as elevators, learning from the experts, has been educational in itself. My suggestion for making the elevators as accessible as possible in all ways: consult with the experts who know how to do it (also sometimes at no extra cost): the elevator engineers. Ellen Perlow Chair, ALA ASCLA Century Scholarship Committee The ALA ASCLA Century Scholarship Diversity Initiative "Celebrating a New Century that Celebrates Diversity" http://www.ala.org/ascla/centuryscholarship.html Annual Submission Deadline: March 1 ALA 2001 Scholarship Application page: http://www.ala.org/work/awards/scholars.html Have YOU recruited/applied to be a Century Scholarship applicant today? ---------------------------------------------------- Manager of Information Services School of Library and Information Studies Texas Woman's University P.O. Box 425438 Denton, TX 76204-5438 Tel.: 940-898-2622 Fax: 940-898-2611 Web: http://twu.edu/~s_perlow/ E-Mail: [log in to unmask]