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[Diane VanGorden <vang@BAKER.K12.MT.US>]

You've been such a great resource in the past, I hope you can help me now.

For the first time in many years, we have a severely handicapped student =
in our school (a combined middle school high school serving about 325 =
students in grades 7-12).  He is in a wheel chair 100% of the time.  The =
Library is 30+ years old and is a split-level construction (not handicapped=
-accessible.)  Circulation, Internet Access and the workroom are on the =
upper level; all the books (Fiction, Non-Fiction & Reference) plus tables =
for study and recreational reading are on the lower level. =20

It isn't possible to add a ramp for between levels without losing over =
half my shelving for books.  Does anyone know of a company that makes a =
lift or small elevator that could be used to move a wheelchair from one =
level to the other?  If I could also use a book cart or AV cart on the =
lift, it would be great!

So far nothing has been said about library accessibility, but I'd like to =
be prepared it comes up, and I'm sure it will.

TIA!

Diane VanGorden
Library Media Specialist
Baker High School / Baker Middle School
Baker MT
vang@baker.k12.mt.us

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Diane K. VanGorden, LMS
Baker High / Middle Schools
1015 S 3rd Street W / POB 659
Baker, MT  59313-0659  USA
  email  vang@baker.k12.mt.us
  voice  406 778-3329

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