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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Do you have any kind of home-bound services? I might point her that direction. I’m not sure that turning off the wifi is a reasonable accommodation, at least, it wouldn’t be at my library. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='color:#1F497D'>Kristin Williams, MLS<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Library Director<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Athena Public Library<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>418 Main St<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Athena, OR 97813<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>541-566-2470<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.athenalibrary.weebly.com/"><span style='color:#0563C1'>www.athenalibrary.weebly.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Libs-Or [mailto:libs-or-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Kari May<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, January 29, 2019 12:50 PM<br><b>To:</b> libs-or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us<br><b>Subject:</b> [Libs-Or] Patron accommodation question<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We have a patron with the following request:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>I suffer from a condition called Electro Hypersensitivity, also called microwave sickness. Many others also suffer from this condition (Alan DeBoer’s wife is one). When in the presence of a strong wifi signal, my symptoms of ringing in the ears (tinnitus) and headaches worsen.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I am requesting there are days and times when wifi is turned off for people like me. I LOVE reading and have checked out many books from the library.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Have any of you encountered similar requests? How would you handle this situation?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Kari May</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Library Director<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Jackson County Library Services<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>205 S. Central Ave. Medford, OR 97501<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>541-774-6401<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><img border=0 width=300 height=89 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01D4B7D5.67D757B0" alt="Jackson County Library Services Logo"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='line-height:10.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'>Confidentiality Disclaimer<br>The information contained in this email may be confidential and/or legally privileged. It has been sent for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). If the reader of this message is not an intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication, or any of its contents, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please reply to the sender and destroy all copies of the message. To contact us directly, send to <a href="mailto:postmaster@lsslibraries.com">postmaster@lsslibraries.com</a>. Thank you. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>