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About The print. (Oregon City, Oregon) 1977-1989 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 17, 1977)
College modifies architectural harr Editor's note: This article is second in a series of three concerning issues and prob lems facing handicapped students at the Col lege Architectural barriers for handicapped students at the College are becom ing a dilemma of the past. A three-phase process of removing architectural barriers on campus began last January when Don Fisher, facility develop ment and planning officer, and Len Monroe, dean of student services, presented a first priority recommendation to the CCC Board of Education. By Cyndi Bacon Of The Print The recommendation asked that the board appropriate $10,000 to update the rest rooms in the Community Center, Orchard Center and Clairmont Hall; update and add handicapped parking spaces in designated areas on campus; and add an additional en trance for handicapped persons in the cafe teria, besides the existing turnstile. "The state codes do not make you go back to existing structures and redo them," Fisher said,"but the restrooms that we did remodel were so outdated that you couldn't even get a wheelchair in them." "As we expand and build structures we must go by the state barrier codes," he said. "We have not found a vehicle yet," Fisher said. "We have not had a real need for it." The third priority is not yet in effect. It would include more handicapped parking spaces, automatic door openers in other en- trances of main buildings, updated exterior wood ramps at trailers A through G and door closers to meet codes in the Orchard Center, trailers and the Art Center. Total cost of this package would be $17,500. "State codes require a door to have eight pounds of pull or less," Fisher said. "Most of our doors have a 12-pound pull." "We're in pretty good shape," he said. "We did have a few areas that were out dated." "The art center does have a few archi tectural barriers," he said. "There is no way to get to the second floor. An elevator for In February, Fisher and Monroe recom mended to the board that $54,975 be ap propriated for further removal of architec tural barriers. GRAND Exterior asphalt ramps and curb cuts in six major buildings; exterior wood ramps to Lockers will soon be provided for handi capped persons in McLoughlin, Barlow and Clairmont halls.. "The lockers have been ordered," Fisher said, "They shipped us the wrong ones at the beginning of the school year, so we had to send them back." The door signs in the Community Center, McLoughlin Hall, Randall Hall and Barlow Hall have been re-done to meet state regula tions, according to Fisher. The letters are raised, Braille has been added to the bottom right-hand corner of each sign, and, in accordance with state reg ulations, signs are no more than 60 inches and no less than 54 inches from the floor, he said. Campus map handouts, showing locations of handicapped parking spaces; curb cuts and ramps;special entrances for handicapped; and elevators on campus have also been distributed. A transportation vehicle for handicapped students to get from the main building com plex to either Orchard Center or Clairmont Hall is still not available. Page 6 valued at $50,000. I guess if we hada demand for it, we'd go ahead and do it] Most of the handicapped people! pus are easy to get along with when! tectural barrier problems arise. I "We haven't had too much of a pa Fisher said. "Last spring term a veteran in a] chair was enrolled in a class in thetraij Orchard. They moved the class ¡nsi putting up a ramp," he said. "You have alternative, but we could not deny I take that class." "We rate pretty high in removing! tectural barriers," Fisher said. "Much I what I've seen in other community colli "We made them to code when we c| them,' OPENIN 7 ENTIRE MONTH OF NOVEMBER trailers; non skid surface interior ramps in Barlow Hall; updating of existing restrooms in McLoughlin, Randall and Barlow halls; automatic door openers in five major build ings (entrance and restrooms); and the remov al of the turnstile in the bookstore were major achievements of the second priority list. that building would cost about™ $10,000 and the building itself 1 Enter ur Drawing 29 Gallon Aqu arium and Full Hood Free shale with each $5.00 purchase * ♦ ♦ ♦ Beautiful goldfish pond Over 10,000 fish—100 varieties Largest selection of live aquatic plants in Oregon SHALE - PETRIFIED W0Ì SEASONED DRIFTWOOa Natural decorum We Have to % it’s FREE. FREE SAMPLES - MANY Large Selection of Tropical Fish Books & Magazines The Woodburn Aquarium 523 N. Front St. 981-7220 Woodburn City Cen® HOURS: 10 am. to 8 p.m.1 MON. thru SAT. Thursday, November 1Z|