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From: Janet Baum <baum.janet**At_Symbol_Here**GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Use of stool in lab
Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2014 09:11:00 -0600
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Dear Phil, Please don't get a stool that swivels!! Or one with casters. If someone accidentally bumps into the student standing on the stool, she could fly off it. As Don suggested, get something sturdy with a handrail to hold onto when mounting/ dismounting, and a wide-enough platform to allow her some movement. ADA guidelines may have other suggestions.
Janet Baum, AIA
Washington University in St. Louis


On Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 6:24 PM, Phil Hunter <philinnatjac**At_Symbol_Here**gmail.com> wrote:

We have a chemistry student this quarter who is about 4 feet tall and is concerned that her height places her face at an unsafe distance from the chemicals. She has suggested that she use a stool in the lab, which seems to me like a reasonable solution. However, others have raised a concern about falling and tripping over the stool.

I was hoping someone on the list might have had a similar experience and would be willing to share any lessons learned.

Thanks
Phil Hunter

Tacoma Community College

phunter**At_Symbol_Here**tacomacc.edu


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