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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">I agree. The conversation about a solution should be with the student’s input. So many students don’t want to be a bother but if the conversation starts with
“we think you are a valuable worker and really want to do whatever it takes to keep you on our staff, so how can we make this work for you…a trackball mouse, laptop, etc.?”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Sheryl E. Burgstahler<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, February 17, 2016 11:19 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Access Technology Higher Education Network <athen-list@u.washington.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Athen] Assistive technology/possible accommodation for Tourette Syndrome<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I suggest the supervisor talk with the student about a possible solution, e.g., would providing the “cushion” of a mouse pad help? Sheryl
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Feb 17, 2016, at 10:08 AM, Paul Chapin <<a href="mailto:pdchapin@amherst.edu">pdchapin@amherst.edu</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Could you simply replace the mouse with a trackpad or trackball? With the increasing use of gestures in newer operating systems the appearance of a trackpad shouldn’t cause any of the other
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">Amherst College IT staff will never ask for your password, including by email. Any email asking for any password or username is almost certainly bogus. Never click on a link in an email to a site that
requires a login as the link may be bogus. Type in the address yourself. Please keep your passwords private to protect yourself and the security of our network.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From: </span>
</b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">athen-list <<a href="mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu">athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu</a>> on behalf of Nazely Kurkjian <<a href="mailto:kurkjian@binghamton.edu">kurkjian@binghamton.edu</a>><br>
<b>Reply-To: </b>Access Technology Higher Education Network <<a href="mailto:athen-list@u.washington.edu">athen-list@u.washington.edu</a>><br>
<b>Date: </b>Wednesday, February 17, 2016 at 9:49 AM<br>
<b>To: </b>Access Technology Higher Education Network <<a href="mailto:athen-list@u.washington.edu">athen-list@u.washington.edu</a>><br>
<b>Subject: </b>[Athen] Assistive technology/possible accommodation for Tourette Syndrome<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">A student worker in the library self-identified to their supervisor as having Tourette Syndrome. This came up because there was a patron complaint about a student who was slamming
a keyboard mouse to the desk every few minutes. The supervisor, before she knew about this student's disability, emailed her student staff asking if anyone knew about whether or not any keyboard mice were having issues. This student then told her it was him
and explained why. He says he slams the mouse against the desk, not because it's not working, but he says he has no way of stopping it. It wasn't like this all semester, but it's more uncontrollable now. He's broken a mouse already, and she's concerned he'll
break more/distract patrons in a library setting, but adds he's an amazing worker and she wants to find a possible solution to the slamming mice situation. She will ask if he's interested in doing other work in the library stacks, and not at the circulation
desk, for now. He seems embarrassed by it and doesn't want the other student workers to know. I don't know if he's registered with our office..and I don't know if he has this slamming situation with other items he's holding in his hand. I wonder if using a
laptop would be an appropriate solution. I really don't think I have enough details, but am curious at what possible solutions exist. I did see this <a href="https://www.enablemart.com/vivo-mouse" target="_blank">head tracker software</a>...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Thank you in advance for you wisdom ~<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#674EA7">Nazely Kurkjian</span></i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#351C75">"Shame on us... If we let the wonders of educational technology and broadband internet lead to more inequality as opposed to less"</span></i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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