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Dear Jackie, I know the Harrison Learning Centre at the University of Wolverhampton has just purchased a low level photocopier which one of our wheelchair-using students is thrilled to be able to use. I am not sure of the exact make etc if you go on our web page, navigate to the Harrison learning Centre and then e-mail a query, I hope they will be able to give you the information you need. I'm sorry I can't give you the precise details myself, I'm going on holiday after tomorrow and need to get various things done today. I hope this helps. Jackie Evans Disability's consultative Officer University of Wolverhampton -----Original Message----- From: Discussion list for disabled students and their support staff. [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of DIS-FORUM automatic digest system Sent: 19 July 2007 00:01 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: DIS-FORUM Digest - 17 Jul 2007 to 18 Jul 2007 (#2007-154) There are 7 messages totalling 588 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. Low Level Photocopiers (2) 2. FW: Developing an Inclusive Curriculum 3. DAISY books (3) 4. Mind: Request for help ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2007 09:01:42 +0100 From: Jackie Ellis <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Low Level Photocopiers Hi Within our LRC we have new photocopiers but none of them are low level. This proved a problem with one student in a wheelchair who could not lift the top sufficiently to place a heavy book on to photocopy and had to ask a member of staff to do this for her. Our supplier does not provide low level copiers as they consider the ones they manufacture accessible and I wondered what others did in their institutions, do you have low level copiers or do you use a member of staff to help? Your comments would be appreciated. My email address is below if you want to reply off list. Jacqueline Ellis Disability Support Officer LIS University of Hertfordshire [log in to unmask] 01707 286098 ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2007 09:45:21 +0100 From: Paul Dilley <[log in to unmask]> Subject: FW: Developing an Inclusive Curriculum Forwarded on behalf of Kerry-Jo Reilly, The Higher Education Academy, [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- =20 *Places still available* Developing an Inclusive Curriculum 7 September 2007 University of York Following the success of the last Curriculum Innovation for Diversity conference in September 2006, a second annual conference on Developing an Inclusive Curriculum will be held at the University of York on 7 September 2007.=20 This year the conference is organised by the Higher Education Academy, to include the subject centres for Psychology, English, History, Classics and Archaeology, Philosophy and Religious Studies, and Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences Subject Centre (GEES). =20 'Equality' and 'diversity' are terms which are increasingly used in higher education, and often in relation to the curriculum. 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Please inform us that this message has gone astray before deleting it Please note that views expressed in this email are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the Higher Education Academy Please note that this e-mail has been created in the knowledge that Internet e-mail is not a secure communications medium. We advise that you understand and observe this lack of security when e-mailing us Although we have taken steps to ensure this e-mail and attachments are free from any virus, we advise that in keeping with good computing practice the recipient should ensure they are actually virus free The Higher Education Academy Registered No 4930131 =09 ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2007 09:58:28 +0100 From: Felicity Burgess <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: Low Level Photocopiers I think that this is an interesting topic, and ties in very neatly with a conversation I had recently. The broad context of the conversation was that if x, y and z were altered (if x, y and z represent environmental barriers), then I might not need a support assistant. Years ago there was a programme on the BBC about two families, one of whom preferred to use support assistants, and one of whom preferred to use equipment - basic conclusion was that it is very much an individual decision (the recent conversation about converting WebCT to BSL reminded me of this too). On a more practical note, we have an area of our library where we are not supposed to take some books (reference/short-loan) out of (usually heavy). If I needed something quickly, I negotiated with library staff to be allowed to take books/articles to the accessible scanners instead (dual purpose in my case as I need scans rather than photocopies for better OCR, but it also solves the 'how do I use the photocopier by myself' issue, and is cheaper than photocopying). It also means that I don't need to ask staff to help me, and is quicker than handing in a request for someone to photocopy pages 1-5 of a book/journal for me. Does your LRC have adjustable height desks with scanners/computers anywhere near it? (scanners are usually easier to lift the lid of too, as it's usually lighter...although of course you may have to copy pages seperately rather than two at a time). Quoting Jackie Ellis <[log in to unmask]>: > Hi > > Within our LRC we have new photocopiers but none of them are low > level. This proved a problem with one student in a wheelchair who > could not lift the top sufficiently to place a heavy book on to > photocopy and had to ask a member of staff to do this for her. > > Our supplier does not provide low level copiers as they consider the > ones they manufacture accessible and I wondered what others did in > their institutions, do you have low level copiers or do you use a > member of staff to help? > > Your comments would be appreciated. My email address is below if you > want to reply off list. > > Jacqueline Ellis > Disability Support Officer LIS > University of Hertfordshire > [log in to unmask] > 01707 286098 > > > ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2007 10:20:15 +0100 From: John Conway <[log in to unmask]> Subject: DAISY books Can anyone advise me how / where to get a prospectus converted to DAISY please? John Dr John S Conway FGS FRGS MNADP FHEA Disability Officer =20 Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester, Glos GL7 6JS=20 01285 652531 ext 2234 fax 01285 650219=20 http://www.rac.ac.uk/index.php?_id=3D590 =20 email [log in to unmask] =20 This e-mail is confidential to the intended recipients. Access to this = e-mail by anyone else is unauthorised. If you are not the intended = recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or any action taken or = omitted to be taken in reliance on it, is prohibited and unlawful. The = recipient acknowledges that the Royal Agricultural College cannot = control the content of information received in transmissions made via = the Internet. Royal Agricultural College (Registered in England No: 99168) & Royal = Agricultural College Enterprises Ltd (Registered in England No: 2752048) = are the trading names of the Royal Agricultural College Registered Office: Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester, = Gloucestershire, GL7 6JS ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2007 10:41:22 +0100 From: Felicity Burgess <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: DAISY books Dolphin do some software for it I think (seem to remember that was how the NLB did a DAISY trial). Quoting John Conway <[log in to unmask]>: > Can anyone advise me how / where to get a prospectus converted to DAISY > please? > > John > > > Dr John S Conway FGS FRGS MNADP FHEA > Disability Officer > Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester, Glos GL7 6JS > 01285 652531 ext 2234 fax 01285 650219 > http://www.rac.ac.uk/index.php?_id=590 > email [log in to unmask] > This e-mail is confidential to the intended recipients. 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Best, Ruth > Can anyone advise me how / where to get a prospectus converted to DAISY > please? > > John > > > Dr John S Conway FGS FRGS MNADP FHEA > Disability Officer > Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester, Glos GL7 6JS > 01285 652531 ext 2234 fax 01285 650219 > http://www.rac.ac.uk/index.php?_id=590 > email [log in to unmask] > This e-mail is confidential to the intended recipients. Access to this e-mail by anyone else is unauthorised. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on it, is prohibited and unlawful. 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