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Friday, April 14, 1978
University Daily Kansan
Green Hall lacks signs for blind
By BARB KOENIG
Staff Writer
Accessibility to classrooms and offices in new Green Hall does not pose a problem for most KU students, but problems could arise for blind people using the building.
It was discovered recently that new Green is not in compliance with section 504 of an American National Standards Institute Code dealing with graphics for blind people.
According to the code, graphics for blind persons means that raised letters or numbers must be used to identify rooms or offices. The identification should be placed on the wall to the right or left of the door, preferably five feet from the floor.
Doors that might prove dangerous if a blind person entered or exited through them, such as those leading to a loading dock or fire escape, should be made identifiable by knurling the door knob. Knurling is an abrasion on the knob that gives it a
rough feeling. This alerts blind people that they are entering a danger area.
THE VIOLATION was noted by Roger
Cornelius, member of the Lawrence
Campus 900 Task Force.
Williams said his main concern in correcting the signs was for blind people who had not developed abilities to help them get around.
The task force committee was set up in August 1977 to determine whether buildings on the Lawrence campus were in compliance with Act 304 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
The committee prepares a transition plan twice a year that lists the modifications that need to be made for each building and the date when the modifications will be com-
SECTION 404 says that buildings that are federally united in whole or in part must be constructed within 10 miles.
Williams' notation was that door knobs at
the new law school were not knurled and the sign identification rooms and offices were not used.
Max Lucas, director of facilities planning, said yesterday that the only area in which the new law school failed to comply with the federal rules is the rooms and offices. Lucas said that the door knobs were knurled and that there were brass markings next to the buttons on the doors.
Lacas said the noncompliance occurred because the law building was planned and constructed before Section 504 was adopted.
because the law building was planned and constructed before Section 364 was adopted. In addition, the school had to be after the law school had an item in its budget to accommodate the blind.
THE ROOM NUMBERS in Learned Hall are all identifiable because they have raised letters, Lucas said, and the room numbers in most of the new buildings would be done
Lucas said that there was a limited
City studies trash truck problems
By JAKE THOMPSON Staff Writer
Staff Writer
Although Lawrence's trash problems this year included a high turnover of workers, high machine maintenance and excessive dust, the biggest problem was three trucks.
In an informal meeting Wednesday between four city commissioners and officials from the department of public works, a status report on the city's sanitation system revealed problems with its front-loading trash trucks.
Max Slimankard, assistant director of public works, said yesterday that the city needed three front-loading trash trucks. In recent months, the city lacked to have one in operation, he said.
The city bought a new truck in November 1977, but returned it recently because it continually broke down, Slankard said. The city had to rely on two trucks that required frequent maintenance because they were so old.
Slankard said he thought three trucks would be enough to handle the front-loading trash bins in the city. One truck would be used as a back-up truck.
The trucks, both more than three years old, Skandark said, have increasing operating costs because of their heavy use. The city bought a $33,000 truck last week from CorpB Equipment Co. in Kansas City, Mo., and has had no problems so far.
THE CITY OFFICIALS also decided to leave the monthly residential trash collection charge at $3.50, although they wanted a way to charge an additional fee for large amounts of trash. Slankard said the city might establish several levels of service with different rates for each, but for now the one-rate system would continue.
Slankard said that because of sharp objects in the trash, fatiguing hours and daily hazards of working outside, trash collection is the most dangerous industry nationwide.
The safety record in Lawrence, he said,
he said, but has improved dramatically since.
The city will be moving trash bins away from power lines and out of alleys and will be relocating others so that drivers will have fewer hazards, Slankard said.
The report said that the dumping rate at Lawrence's landfill area, which has an estimated useful life of three to five years, is being reduced to 20%. It will provide funds for an improvement project.
Skankard that litter along U.S. Hwy. 24, the highway on the way to the landfill, was becoming a problem and that the police did not respond. It is full of trash that blows onto the highway.
"WE NEED ASSISTANCE from police to strictly enforce the littering fines so we don't have to drive a truck out every other day to clean up the mess," he said.
The purpose of the report, Slankard said, was to tell the City Commission of sanitation problems and prepare them for the next week's initiatives, which probably will be filed by July 1.
The budget request, he said, probably would not exceed a 10 percent increase over this year's budget of slightly more than $1.2 billion; the increase would be for maintenance costs.
Slankard said he thought Lawrence residence were the first to receive this year, even though his
Council elects 4 officers
The 1978-79 University Council held its organizational meeting yesterday to elect council officers and officers of the University Senate executive committee.
The council is composed of 39 faculty members and 12 students.
Gerhard Zuther, professor of English, was elected presiding officer of the council. Tom Byers, Lawrence junior, was elected assistant presiding officer.
The presiding officers of SenEx also were elected.
Evelyn Swartz, professor of curriculum and instruction, was elected chairperson of the College Board.
graduate student, was elected vice chairperson of SenEx.
As dictated by the University Senate code,
the chairperson of SenEx must be a faculty member of the council and the vice chairperson must be a student member.
The faculty members of the council also elected their representatives to SenEx. They elected Swartz, Zuther, Hutton Barron, professor of business, William Scott, professor of mathematics, Don Marcus, associate professor of philosophy.
Student members of SenEx were elected March 22 by the Student Senate. They are Byers, Zweifel and Mark Bernstein, Wakara graduate student.
Because of the shortage of trucks and frequent breakdowns this winter, the city's trash collectors sometimes had to begin work at midnight or 3 a.m. and work 10-16-hour shifts, Slankard said. Most of the men came to work all the time, regardless of the severe weather, but some quit after a few weeks' work.
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amount of state funds available to make buildings accessible to handicapped persons and that the facilities planning people from all Kansas Board of Represents institutions would put in a coordinated request next year to get funding for modifications to meet the needs.
Williams said that with each new building built on campus, KU corps closer to
He said that of all KU buildings, the Student Body was nearest to collage with the code
Williams said he did not think the code requirements were consciously violated and that the University could make sure the code is used. It is also important that graphics be included in their designs.
LUCAS SAID IT would be quite some time before the signs and room numbers were changed in new Green or in any building where they are located, priorities, such as providing grade-level entrances for wheelchairs and making sure that all buildings accessible to handicapped persons.
Lucas said that they were concerned about accommodating the blind but that it was not possible now because of the limited amount of funds.
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