1974_10 The Daily Collegian October 1974

              4-THE DAILY COLLEGIAN       Thursday, October 3, 1974
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Photos  by Jim   Denman
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WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL $
CAN BE TOUGH
$300,000 will help handicapped
achieve greater mobility at CSUF
Thursday, October % 1874      'HE DAILY COLLEGIAN-5
Handicapped students at CSUF
can look forward to greater mo¬
bility on campus thla year, ac¬
cording to Executive Dean Marvin
Wampler.
New state grants totaling
$300,000 to remove architectural
barriers for the handicapped are
being used to build special ramps
to the College Union, the Book¬
store, and Administration Build¬
ing, according to Wampler whose
office requested the grants.
In addition; the grants will
provide Improved rastroom fa¬
cilities, drinking fountains, curb
cuts,  new elevators  and  auto-
■Contracts have been signed to
put In automatic doors In the
College Union and Bookstore,"
Wampler said.
Alan H.Johnson, campus build¬
ing coordinator, said,all projects
will be completed or In progress
by June, many by January.
■I would Uke to think that the
curb cuts will all be In and ramps
to the Administration building
will all be In by the first of the
year," he said.
Johnson said the major ramp
projects will be done despite "an
Inflationary burst* which has
caused his office to review de¬
sign on ramps to the Bookstore
and College Union. *
All projects are being okayed
by the president of the Handi¬
capped Students
Fresno State, he ss
Handicapped Services, said hand¬
icapped students on campus were
consulted as to what curb cuts
would be of most benefit to them.
"A lot of the curb cuts were
put In for service vehicles, not
wheelchairs," she said.
Lee Stlkwood, a CSUF student
who uses a wheelchair to get
around campus, said some curb
cuts damage wheelchairs aa they
bump against the curb Inclines.
Electric wheelchair damage can
run into money, he said.
■When you have a$l.S00motor
bumping against the pavement all
the time, It can be bothersome,"
he said.
Johnson said 34 campus curb
cuts will be added or remade.
The long ramp from the Col¬
lege Union will extend from the
South entrance, along the top of
the patio, said Newman.
The Bookstore ramp will ex¬
tend from the southwest corner
of the building through the red¬
wood trees, she said.
Newman said the ramps will
directly benefit at least 200 stu¬
dents.
The $300,000 grant includes
funds for work on restroom fa¬
cilities.
•There are very few bathrooms
handicapped students, said New-
Only the Library and Speech
Arts Building have special rest-
room facilities for handicapped
students with wheelchairs.
Most campus restrooms need
to be redesigned, said Johnson,
Entrances are often impossible
for a wheelchair student to pass
In and out, said Newman. Many
who can get In, cannot get out,
since the doors open only one
disabled students, Newman said.
Drinking fountains are too high
and the buttons too hard to push
for   many   of   them,   she said.
Newman said many handicapped
persons have special medical
water needa.
New elevators will be Installed
In the Men's Gym, the old In¬
dustrial Arts Building, Cafeteria
and Bookstore.
New campus buildings already
have special elevators.
Handicapped students use many
of the service elevators. now.
Stlkwood said the elevator In
the Agriculture Building Is'in¬
adequate. If It ts stopped between
have a chance to brake, be said.
"The pulleys aren't quite strong
enough to stop," he said.
Despite these obstacles, most
of which will be overcome with
the new projects, CSUF Is "much
ahead* of other college and uni¬
versity campuses In providing
disabled students accessibility
around campus, Newman said.
Geographically, CSUF Is "far, /
far ahead," she said.
There are no hills, and dis¬
abled students can drive near the
center of campus, park, and wheel
freely wtlh "no hassle," she said.
ALFRED SERNA, a CSUF student, is using what is known as a
"curb cut* or ramp on Maple Ave. The "curb cuts' are designed to
facilitate easy passage for those in wheelchairs. Plans are In the
making for installation of many more of them throughout the cam¬
pus. Photo by Jim Denman.
a restroom for as long
minutes' waiting
come In and help them, she said.
The new grants will also pro-
Ylde for drinking fountains which
can be used by disabled and non-
There are 30 EOP openings
There will be 30 openings for
freshmen and transfer students
wishing to enroll at CSUF under
the Educational Opportunity Pro¬
gram this spring, said Manuel
Perez, director of EOP.
Applications for admission
must be submitted byOctober 15.
Transcripts and community rec¬
ommendations must be submitted
by November 15.
Selection of students under
KOP is based on potential, moti¬
vation, and community Involve¬
ment, rather than solely on past
.icademlc achievement.
Students not meeting the mini¬
mum grade-point-average of 2.0
for admissions and students who
did not take college prep courses
In high school can enroll at CSUF
under the "special admissions"
policy of EOP.
The program does not provide
direct financial assistance but
does work closely with the Finan¬
cial Aids Office In attempting
to meet student needs.
Supportive services like tutor¬
ing, academic and personal guid¬
ance, assistance In housing, job
placement, graduate studies and
career guidance are provided
under the program.
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