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color:#1F497D'>I have always preferred the Mayline Veritask bases <a
href="http://mayline.com/showcase/adjwrk.html">http://mayline.com/showcase/adjwrk.html</a>
and we typically have the tops made locally so they match the other furniture in
the room. You may find them on your institutional buying agreements but
tend to be very competitive. In my experience crank based tables or chain
drive mechanical tables are seldom used because of the difficulty of adjustment
and the noise they make when adjusting.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Ron Stewart<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";
color:windowtext'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext'> athen-bounces@athenpro.org
[mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Jim Lenker<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, October 02, 2009 3:30 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Access Technologists in Higher Education Network<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Athen] adjustable tables for classrooms<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Tw Cen MT","sans-serif"'>Dear
ATHEN-ites,<br>
<br>
A colleague in disability services asked if I could recommend an adjustable
table for use in classrooms on campus. An excerpt of her needs is below.<br>
<br>
</span>.."For the past few years Facilities has been placing tables in
classrooms for students who use wheelchairs and for whom the standard seating
arrangements are not conducive to their needs. Recently they have asked
that we give them a specific recommendation of a table that would be
appropriate for all students. It needs to be something that can be bolted
to the floor (so that it can not be moved to a different classroom
location.) My thoughts are that the height should be adjustable as well
as some students and some wheelchairs may have different height
requirements. They basically are looking for a pre-fabricated table that
they can order and then install in classrooms where wheelchair users are
attending class."<br>
<br>
<span style='font-family:"Tw Cen MT","sans-serif"'>I can identify numerous
adjustable-height table options on the web, but I would prefer to suggest
something that has been battle-tested.<br>
<br>
Many thanks for your suggestions!<br>
<br>
Jim<br>
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<br>
James A. Lenker, PhD, OTR/L<br>
Assistant Professor<br>
Department of Rehabilitation Science<br>
University at Buffalo<br>
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