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<div style="direction:ltr; font-family:Tahoma; color:#000000; font-size:10pt">ADA describes "Fundamental alteration" as<span style="font-family:Times,serif; font-size:15.2px; background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> "a change that is so significant that it alters
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<div><font face="Times, serif"><span style="font-size:15.2px">It seems to me as well that turning off Wifi on a regular basis to accommodate a single patron would disrupt what is, as pointed out, an essential service, as noted in the definition above.<br>
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<div id="divRpF210763" style="direction:ltr"><font face="Tahoma" size="2" color="#000000"><b>From:</b> Libs-Or [libs-or-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us] on behalf of Leah Griffith [leah.griffith@newbergoregon.gov]<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, January 29, 2019 1:30 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'Kari May'; 'libs-or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us'<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Libs-Or] Patron accommodation question<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">This was a question from a few years ago (I think I remember it was from Ted Smith, who’s now retired from Newport PL). The consensus was that that turning off the wifi wasn’t a reasonable accommodation for
this individual and that a variety of outreach activities were offered. It’s a difficult situation, but wifi is an essential library service and turning it off on a regular basis (days and times) would not be reasonable. </span></p>
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<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</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We have a patron with the following request:</p>
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<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.</p>
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<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.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Have any of you encountered similar requests? How would you handle this situation?</p>
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<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"></span></p>
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