Making office equipment accessible?

[Tink Miller]

Nan,

I just purchased a Panasonic Workio copier for our office because of it's 
accessibility.  It hasn't even been delivered yet.  We provide a few of the 
other things on your list, plus more.  Some other accommodations we have 
provided when requested include TDD, electric stapler, electric letter 
opener, cassette recorder, trackball, headset, Naturally Speaking software, 
large screen monitors, glare screens, special keyboards, gel rests, desk 
lamps (in lieu of using overhead florescents which affect certain 
disabilities), adjustable height tables, ergonomic chairs with array of 
adjustments, freestanding grab bar in one toilet room, baby changing tables 
that fold down from the bathroom wall to provide work space for someone to 
deal with medical or personal care paraphernalia, a larger screen TV in the 
conference room for viewing training videos, rolling carts and dollies for 
moving items around, and a reacher/grabber.  Equipment like the fax and our 
printers are placed on lower tables to enable access.  All our external 
doors have automatic openers.  We've also on occasion provided file 
cabinets or bookcases of particular sizes that were more accessible to an 
employee.

Susan L. (Tink) Miller
Executive Director
Placer Independent Resource Services, Inc
11768 Atwood Rd., Ste.29
Auburn, CA 95603

www.pirs.org
(530)885-6100 voice
(530)885-3032 FAX
(530)885-0326 TDD
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At 07:33 AM 7/26/02 -0700, you wrote:
>[Crossposted]]
>
>How have you or your employer(s) made office equipment accessiuble to you?
>Such as:
>
>+ photocopiers
>+ fax machines
>+ multiline phones
>+ postage meters
>+ scales
>+ audio and video equipment
>+ shared computers
>+ printers
>+ thermoforms
>+ coffeemakers
>+ microwaves
>+ dishwashers
>+ and so forth - please add to this list
>
>I'm doing an article for eSight for employers which will be published on
>August 7 with advice on this.  I'd love to hear what real people have done.
>
>Just write to me at hawthorne at nanhawthorne.com
>
>Thanks!
>
>Warm Regards,
>
>Nan Hawthorne, Content Developer   hawthorne at nanhawthorne.com or
>nhawthorne at eSightCareers.net
>eSight Careers Network™
>“A Bridge Connecting Business Leaders to Talent in the Disability Community”
>www.eSightCareers.net
>Seattle area office:  (425) 398-3741  hawthorne at nanhawthorne.com