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From: werner@aecom.YU.EDU (Craig Werner)
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Subject: Re: Chemistry from a wheelchair
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Date: Sat, 14-Nov-87 23:30:45 EST
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	I do not know if this is a valid option.  An acquaintance of mine,
now in medical school and confined to a wheelchair, managed to get through
labs with the help of something that looked like a scooter.  She said that
it wasn't nearly as confortable as her wheelchair (less upper back support)
but because the seat could be raised over a foot, came in handy for labs.
Perhaps having the chemistry department have one of these in reserve might
prove easier than redesigning hoods, and could certainly take place in
a shorter time scale.

-- 
	        Craig Werner   (future MD/PhD, 3 years down, 4 to go)
	     werner@aecom.YU.EDU -- Albert Einstein College of Medicine
              (1935-14E Eastchester Rd., Bronx NY 10461, 212-931-2517)
   "If you've heard this story before, don't stop me. I want to hear it again."