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Wheelchair users praise access
Eugene still has room for improvement
B\ |.inis )oseph
Emerald Reporter
Stepping up ontci sidewalks ( limbing stuns
or re.nling signs is something people do even
day without thinking twice However for people
with disabilities these same activities tan pose
major problems
People w ho don't use (wheel) ( hairs, don't
have that awareness all the time said Mark
Hansen, w bee It hair user and stall member ot Mo
bility International, an international e\r bulge or
ganization
"It you use a wheelchaii it's something that
affects you every day." he added
lingerie is a fairly accessible ( ll\ tor people
with disabilities, and bane Transit Distrii I is one
ot the best transportation s\ stems in the country
I lanseu said
"When people hum other countries (nine
here, they are amazed that every Inis on the route
has a lilt (tor wheeh hairsl said l.tnda Phelps
member of the Spei ial Kei realion (iomuultee
1 have nothing but good things to say about
LTD. They've been very helpful and cooperative
toward me said kelly llodgkinson a liuversily
senior who takes the bus tvy n e a week in a w heel
i hair
bn gene is a unique com mini it \ known loi its
ai ( essibilily Phelps said
Many people in the ((immunity are arvaie ot
the problems that people w itfi disabilities laic
I hey demand sei y n es to ini reuse huge lie's ai ( es
sibdily and they understand the ■ ity s ai i es-, pa
Initial
This understanding is a catalyst lor
( flange Phelps said People realize what they
should hay e
l ast ye.ii several Kugene committees dealing
with access issues fought to get an elevator in
(•'itlli Slri'i1! Publii Market ll took ,i long limi1 hut
people realized lh.it thi-\ had .1 right In .11 1 ess mil
did not give up. Phelps said
\llhmigh laigene s reputation lor .111 essibili
Is is good. Ilirri' is always mum fur improvement
s.uil Alu 1.1 I l.ivs \\ In> has .i dis.ihilitv mil uuiks
(ill dll' I ugene l nimmissintl on dll' Rights n! I’m
pic U llll I IlS.lllllitll's
Miil'c 1 mb i ul- .itul 1111 nsiscd at ( essihditr m
pi1 \ .ill- In is 1 nesses .mil un tin l'niveisil\ 1 .in 1 pi is
.ire improvements Ihigene needs tu in.ike liars
said
I l.inseii said lie did nut know d f.ugene has
guild at i ess bei ailse 1 it the large numhei ul pen
pie with disabilities who lire here m it good .11
1 ess attrai ts more people tu I ugene
"It's the i hh ken and the egg svndruine he
said
Per 1 apita there are a lot ul people u ilh ills
abilities 111 laigene Hausen said When walking
on the mall a person might see one or two people
using wheeli hairs rrhu h is unusual m othei 1 il
ies. I laiisen said
l or the last s 1 \ rears the i ilr has used a
SaO.IMKI federal giant to improve an ess in I n
gene Ini people rr 11li disabilities l ast smumei
the limner rras used to i rente a 1 ompletelr .11 i es
slide plar ground it \nia/un Park said lamia
Dawson stall meinhei lor the ( ummumtr I ter el
iipment ( nimmiltee
t his winter the i Ur is using the limner to
build a spei iali/.ed rei leation i eulet she said
Dawson said the i ninrnittee is also working
tu promote building at 1 ess m laigene
The 1 urn-nt building 1 odes are lire bare mini
mum needed lu be legal However people need
tu look bemud the minimum and do rr hot works
best tin people rrilh disabilities Phelps said
lurn to \i i ess, Page I ">
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Senior histnr\ m.ijor Krlli lloil^kinsiiii. ./ rrituhir I.mr
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Wide group of students
to celebrate Earth Day
By Brian Blot h
Emerald Associale Editor
Tl»e K«»rtti Dav WHO Coalition geared up .1 note li Thurs
dav as representatives from a wide and diverse range of stu
dent and community groups gathered tor the first time to
disc uss plans for tin; April 11 celebration
The meeting was ,1 giant success tor coalition planners
u ho ve spent the last mouth and a hall meeting uith repre
sentatives (d approximately 41 ( student and community
groups, manv of whic h have never been involved in envi
ronmental issues
Brian Hoop, coalition coordinator. said planners have
placed new emphasis on reac hing out to groups that tradi
tionally have had no involvement in tin- event or any envi
ronmental issues
"This year we're going beyond traditional environment
tal groups and listening to some noil-traditional views."
Hoop said "We want to involve the women's groups, inter
national student groups and ethnic and ra< ial groups in
Karth Day."
According to a coalition fiver. "We .ire inviting your
partic ipation at this early date to insure Karth Day WHO is
truly representative of a broad spectrum of the student body
population We are encouraging the participation of student
groups and individuals who have not traditionally been rep
resented in the environmental movement or who's c nntribu
lions have gone unrecognized groups who share manv
common bonds with the environmental movement and have
contributed much toward social and environmental
change."
Non-tracliticmal representatives from the (I reek system.
Jewish Student Union. Muslim Student Assoc iation. Worn
en’s Center. Student Campaign for Disarmament. Campus
Interfaith Ministry. Students Against Apartheid and Slu
Turn to Earth Day, Page 4
Couple awaits family housing decision
B\ ( tins Kmmetl
f me raid \ssoi i,ill- t ditor
I'm Natasha Brads and Rob
crt Ineiiei Ilf extension ut
thi-ii I In .a. ev a Iii111 dalf limn
thf I’niversitv'% Westmoreland
I amilv I lousing vv ax vseli min'
IleVV s
I’hf i ouple ailing vv iili N.ila
sha's 'J-y ear-old sun. Breiuinn
I’alrii k Iliads livi' together in a
Westmoreland apartment n
served lur I adversity studi'iit
I,mills housing Until attend th*;
1 adversity and Imlli an: raising
liii'iidon
\atasha, J. I. ami Kobei t. .!(>
appear In lie a family from an
nlixersel's point id s levs lint
the University doesn't see it
that VS.IS I n live in the Univ er
sits's lamilv housing. von have
to lie part nl a family and the
University uses a marriage i er
tifi( ale to define vs h.it a family
is
The Inst evil lion until e i nine
in late ()i toher when I 'niversi
ts housing <iftit inis discovered
that Knliert and Natasha did not
have ,i marriage i ertilii ate I he
until e gave the f.irnils until
N'ov JO to move nut m to gel
married
Instead. I lie i ouple prndui ed
a domestii partnership agree
menl a i nntrai I th.it legally de
fines the responsibilities eai h
nl them has in their relation
ship lint the University doesn't
ullic inlh ret ngni/.e domrstli
partnerships .is bring ( laSsbied
its .1 t.i11111\
l liis lias sparkrd a debate III*
Iwrrn llif ti'iianl pulii v Iii>artIs
lot U i-siriitiit• I.mil ami Ain.i/nii
l.imilv housing and the I'nivei
sits •telilliMistr<ition
Hutli (lulus huaids passed
proposals 111-11111111111; domrsiu
partnerships in talinlv housing
lint I 'msrrsits housing was ap
prehensivr alioul approving
sui h a pi1111 s and passed the
(dan In Vii r I'rrsidrnt Dan Wd
llams nttii r
l lii- proposal presently sits in
I 'niviTsits I’rrsidi-nl Mvlrs
brand's ollii i- and it has hr
i omit a largi-r issur than tost
permitting Robert Natasha and
Hrrndon to lis r in tin- I !nisrrsi
tv's suhsidizrd housing
"It's iin extremely i.ompliiat
rd issur in terms n! tin- impli
rations." said Williams vine
prrsidrnt lor administration
"The legal issur is one of a
number nt ipirstions th.it nerd
to hr addressed
The legal issur III question is
disi riminalion and whether the
1 'nivrrsils, in its rule as rentor
is immune from both an (lo
gon Administrative Rule and
an ( begun statute passed by the
stair legislature that prevents
nnv form of disi riminalion
when renting property
file ()AK. w hu h was prom
uigated hs the Oregon State
Hu,ml til Higher l.il in .it ion. iir
lint's ilisi 11miii.iliihi .is ililli i
enlialuig .idiiinvl |ii*isi>i 1 s mi tIn
Ii. isis ul .mi- I i.i I ii IH .ip il.iliini.il
i it i VI> n ■ l.il*' religion si'\. si'\ii
. 11 i il irnl.it ii ill in in,ml,il status
I’lir rule also prohibits ills
i ninilulli(ill in all highel edui a
linn programs ami smites lull
It Is mu leal SS liolilei ilisi mill
nation is .illovved in Iannis
housing.
I’hf Oregon statute is more
spei itu II stales that in renting
oi leasing properts the renloi
i a11not ilisi runinale liased on
marilal status
However tile law In passes
this statement In saving a
rentor i an ilisi riminate against
leiitees it tiles ale ol the oppo
site sr\ and are not related oi
in.it ried I uik aliout i lards
A |*)7ti dei ision In the state
.illumes general, sslm h ss.is re
quested In the I ms ei sits and
the OSHIII in response to a si
inihir situation said the I 'ni
sersits i an disi riminate against
unmarried i ouples ol the oppo
site sex ss lien renting t.nulls
housing units
I he uttornrs general s opin
ion. however. ssus issued lie
line the idea ot doiliestii part
tlersilips ssas ever i onsidered
I Ills raises some reads lull
damental questions ol whs
were in this business ol pro
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