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THE USE AND ABUSE - Don Myren exits through self-opening door. fumbles with “pull” door in Linus Pauling Center. Center - Ronald Zumwalt eases through electric door. Right - Student Staff photos by Duane Hiersche and Jay Graham A Feature opinion Handicap facilities subject to use, abuse He strides quickly across campus, to the self- ■ opening doors. Joe Athelete pauses momentarily, ■ allowing for the door to open, then proceeds into the ■ Community Center. He is the image of perfect ■ health, yet he chooses to enter with the unnecessary ■ aid of an electric door. This casual attitude is typical. One afternoon, ■ 15 minutes, 124 students and faculty entered or ex- wited the north doors of the CC Mall, 67 of which us- ■ed the automatic doors for the disabled. None were ■handicapped. This unnecessary usage wears out these doors ■and also consumes a great deal of electricity, accor- ■ ding to Facilities Development and Planning Officer ■ Don Fisher. He estimated the cost of one door to be ■ $2,000 including installation. The new Linus Pauling Center is not equipped ■ with electric doors and there are no additions plann- Although the “pull” doors currently in use are within their limits of thg handicap code, they are still difficult for many handicaps to open. This creates a difficult situation because there are 60 handicapped students on record at the College and estimated 150-200 that do not “identify” their disability. harder to open than a classroom door “anywhere else”. The guestton whether this is plausible comes into view when considering a disabled student en cumbered by books attempting to enter one of the buildings. It would seem, that an entrance would be next to impossible. Another major concern is that there is only one handicap-access ramp in theJJnus Pauling Center. With all the concern about meeting the han dicap code, some handicapped students seem left out of the definition. When Fisher refers to the doors as being no harder to manage than any classroom By Amy De Vour Handicap Specialist Debbie Bennett stated the absence of these doors was discovered during the preliminary planning of the Pauling Center. She also noted that there should be a minimum two self opening doors for each of the three buildings. However, Fisher related that the “pull” doors are no door, is he referring to the abilities of an abled person or a disabled person? Commented one student, “The bronze doors are indeed easy to open as long as your 6’4“, 200 pounds, carry books and there is no wind blowing! CCC. WORKSHOP ON LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOMENT AT CCC OCT. 15-16 “Clackamas County: Economic Development from a Local Perspective” will be the subject of an intensive two-day workshop at Clackamas Com munity College Thursday, Oct. 15, and Friday, Oct. 16. Developed by thé National Economic Development and Law Center in Berkeley, California, the workshop is aimed at helping residents, business people, property owners, and local governments to understand economic development and to realize local benefits from economic opportunities. Five workshop sessions Clackamas Community College will cover the skills needed to get involved in local economic development, understand local planning and project develop ment, utilize development op portunities for local benefit, create organizations to serve local interests, and apply these skills to specific local issues. Luncheon panel discussions each day will further explore economic development from both the regional and local ap- : proaches. Panelists include representatives from Metro, Port of Portland, Clackamas County, Oregon State Univer sity Extension, and the Na- tional Economic Development and Law Center. The workshop begins at 9 a.m. each day and concludes at 5 p.m. on Thursday and 4 p.m. on Friday. Registration is open to anyone, but limited to the first 50 registrants. If you wish to register at the door, please call in advance to insure adequate space. The fee is $12 which covers materials, coffee, and two catered lunches. For registration and infor mation, call David Dickson at 657-8400, ext. 414. Page 5