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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Kathy I am well aware of the quality of the services you provide, but just reading the policy on its surface it is problematic. If you had an OCR complaint over equivalent access the first thing they would look at is the policy and then also look into the actual practice. On its surface the policy is discriminatory, so perhaps it needs to be modified to actually be reflective of the actual practice or a procedural document that guides the policy implementation.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Just my two cents, I see a lot of documents like this in my campus evaluations and I always advice against them just like I advise against disability only stations in general access labs because it creates unneeded animosity from other labs users.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Ron Stewart<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Kathleen Cahill<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, April 14, 2014 5:44 PM<br><b>To:</b> Access Technology Higher Education Network<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Athen] Lab Polices for adaptive/assistive lab<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'>Wow, I guess this must be the reason why no one else has shared their lab user policy with this list. Thank you for the unsolicited reviews although I’m sure we can put some of your feedback to use. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'>First of all, the Assistive Technology Center is open 24/7, just as mainstream computing clusters are. Students have keycard (proximity card!) access at all times. We also set our students up to work wherever they want to, including their laptops or in specific department clusters or lab where they work. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'>One reason we have had to be restrictive in the past with guests is that we had a student who was having tutors, readers and guests in frequently, disturbing other users. We could probably stand to remove some of that wording now that it is less of an issue. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'>While our lab is a separate facility for students with disabilities, many still prefer to use it compared to mainstream computing clusters for peace and quiet. It is not the only place on campus for students with disabilities to use assistive technologies but it is one place on campus for them to do scanning, Braille translation and embossing. They also can come to us staff for demonstrations of different products and software that are not available elsewhere on campus.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'>We’re very proud of the services we provide our students and staff!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'>Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'>Kathy<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'>Kathleen Cahill<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'>MIT Assistive Technology Information Center (ATIC)<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'>77 Mass. Ave. 7-143<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'>Cambridge MA 02139<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'>(617) 253-5111<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'><a href="mailto:kcahill@mit.edu">kcahill@mit.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black'>From: </span></b><span style='color:black'>Sheryl Burgstahler <<a href="mailto:sherylb@uw.edu">sherylb@uw.edu</a>><br><b>Reply-To: </b>Access Network <<a href="mailto:athen-list@u.washington.edu">athen-list@u.washington.edu</a>><br><b>Date: </b>Monday, April 14, 2014 at 4:33 PM<br><b>To: </b>Access Network <<a href="mailto:athen-list@u.washington.edu">athen-list@u.washington.edu</a>><br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [Athen] Lab Polices for adaptive/assistive lab<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'>In this policy, it appears that MIT is requiring more hoops for students with disabilities to go through in order to gain access to the MIT technology they need to use when compared with other MIT students. They also seem to be be only assured access to the specialized technology they need in a segregated rather than integrated setting and (perhaps) even have fewer total access hours each week than other students. If a student with a disability needs the equipment in ATIC to work on a project with a person who does not have a disability, must this second person come in as a guest and stay a maximum of ten minutes? Also, is the termination policy consistent with that for other MIT students? <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'>Are these restrictions contrary to the spirit of the ADA?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'>Sheryl<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>------------------------------------------------------------</span></span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><br><span class=apple-style-span>Sheryl Burgstahler, Ph.D.</span><br><span class=apple-style-span>Director, UW Accessible Technology & DO-IT, UW-IT</span><br><span class=apple-style-span>Affiliate Professor, Education</span><br><span class=apple-style-span>University of Washington, Box 354842</span><br><span class=apple-style-span>Seattle, WA 98195</span><br><span class=apple-style-span>206-543-0622 FAX 206-221-4171</span><br><span class=apple-style-span><a href="http://staff.washington.edu/sherylb">http://staff.washington.edu/sherylb</a></span><br><span class=apple-style-span><a href="mailto:sherylb@uw.edu">sherylb@uw.edu</a></span><br><br><br><br></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'>On Apr 14, 2014, at 8:01 AM, Kathleen Cahill wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'>Hi Susan,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'>Here is the lab user agreement we ask our students to read and sign. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'>Kathy<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'>Kathleen Cahill<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'>MIT Assistive Technology Information Center (ATIC)<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'>77 Mass. Ave. 7-143<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'>Cambridge MA 02139<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'>(617) 253-5111<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'><a href="mailto:kcahill@mit.edu">kcahill@mit.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black'>From: </span></b><span style='color:black'>Susan Kelmer <<a href="mailto:Susan.Kelmer@Colorado.EDU">Susan.Kelmer@Colorado.EDU</a>><br><b>Reply-To: </b>Access Network <<a href="mailto:athen-list@u.washington.edu">athen-list@u.washington.edu</a>><br><b>Date: </b>Monday, April 7, 2014 at 1:31 PM<br><b>To: </b>"<a href="mailto:dsshe-l@listserv.buffalo.edu">dsshe-l@listserv.buffalo.edu</a>" <<a href="mailto:dsshe-l@listserv.buffalo.edu">dsshe-l@listserv.buffalo.edu</a>>, Access Network <<a href="mailto:athen-list@u.washington.edu">athen-list@u.washington.edu</a>><br><b>Subject: </b>[Athen] Lab Polices for adaptive/assistive lab<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>For those of you with an adaptive/assistive tech lab for student use…we are in the process of writing a few new policies, and wondered what other people have in place as far as policy in their lab. Would love to see them if you have them.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Thanks.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Susan Kelmer</span></i><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Alternate Format Coordinator</span></i><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Disability Services</span></i><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>University of Colorado</span></i><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>303-735-4836</span></i><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'><ATIC Rules of Use 2013-2014.docx>_______________________________________________<br>athen-list mailing list<br><a href="mailto:athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu">athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu</a><br><a href="http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list">http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>