2008 Woodie Awards
Elevator problems hit new heights
Evan Ortega
Issue date: 3/31/05 Section: News
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However, many buildings have only an elevator to provide access for disabled students.
"If we have difficulty getting disabled students to their classes because the elevator is out, how easy is it to get them out of a building if there is a natural disaster?" Clemons said.
The elevators are inspected by the state on a yearly basis and should have updated permits posted in the elevators, Al Tafazoli, principal engineer for elevator units of the California Industrial Relations Division of Occupational Safety and Health Administration, said.
"They (the college) should install the new permits, they got the new permit; I don't know why they aren't posting it," Tafazoli said.
Miller said that the college has all of the current permits on and is in compliance, although they are not displayed.
"They (the permits) should be put up. Why they are not, I don't know; I will investigate it," he said.
Clemons said that there needs to be a plan in place in the event that a disabled student is unable to get to class, such as moving the class to an alternate location or videotaping them in order to accommodate the students.
"There is a lot of creative problem solving that needs to get done. There needs to be a more comprehensive and institutional response to make sure that there's access," Clemons said. "It doesn't just take one office or department; it takes all of us to make this work."
"If we have difficulty getting disabled students to their classes because the elevator is out, how easy is it to get them out of a building if there is a natural disaster?" Clemons said.
The elevators are inspected by the state on a yearly basis and should have updated permits posted in the elevators, Al Tafazoli, principal engineer for elevator units of the California Industrial Relations Division of Occupational Safety and Health Administration, said.
"They (the college) should install the new permits, they got the new permit; I don't know why they aren't posting it," Tafazoli said.
Miller said that the college has all of the current permits on and is in compliance, although they are not displayed.
"They (the permits) should be put up. Why they are not, I don't know; I will investigate it," he said.
Clemons said that there needs to be a plan in place in the event that a disabled student is unable to get to class, such as moving the class to an alternate location or videotaping them in order to accommodate the students.
"There is a lot of creative problem solving that needs to get done. There needs to be a more comprehensive and institutional response to make sure that there's access," Clemons said. "It doesn't just take one office or department; it takes all of us to make this work."