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The college administration has officially committed to the comprehensive upgrades we requested for campus accessibility and safety. Your participation was instrumental in compelling the university to dedicate the necessary resources toward these vital improvements. I will continue to monitor the progress of these renovations to ensure full compliance with the …

April 14, 2008

Improve Handicapped Accessibility/Safety at CofC!!

Improve Handicapped Accessibility/Safety at CofC!!

🏆 Won — 370 supporters Verified

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Started by Anonymous 18 years, 7 months ago
There are many problems at the College of Charleston that affect the safety and accessibility for disabled and able students. Problems, such as: 1. Uneven sidewalk bricks that trip students 2. Some buildings have handicapped accessible bathrooms on only one floor, instead of every floor 3. Ramps to buildings are in difficult places to reach in a manual wheelchair 4. Lack of Streetlights and not enough emergency call boxes make it dangerous for students to walk to class at night 5. Elevators are frequently out of service 6. Some student activities, such as CofC Radio, are in older buildings on a top floor without an elevator These are only a handful of the problems that students have to endure every day on campus. The purpose of this petition is to inform the administrators and urge them to solve these fixable problems!! All students, both handicapped and able, have a right to a safe atmosphere on campus. *IMPORTANT: You don't have to be a student at the College of Charleston to sign this petition!!

Updates

Reached 250 supporters

April 5, 2008

April 3, 2008

The momentum behind our request for campus safety improvements is building steadily as we move toward the next milestone. Please help us reach two hundred and fifty signatures so that we may present a clear and unified mandate to the administration.

Reached 100 supporters

March 31, 2008

March 29, 2008

Our petition is approaching one hundred signatures which will provide a strong foundation for our upcoming discussions with administration. Please invite your peers to review these concerns so we can reach this initial milestone promptly.

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Jessica Murphy
18 years ago Featured

how are students meant to get to the radio station if they cant even get up the stairs. so unfair.

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Chris Hill
18 years ago Featured

TOTAL SAFETY HAZARD. the school needs to prioritize people over the historic aesthetic.

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Mark Watson
18 years ago Featured

Fix the elevators!! It is ridiculous that people have to miss class just because the school wont maintain basic equipment.

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David Hayes
18 years ago Featured

It gets so dark at night. They really need more lights near the older buildings for safety.

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Rachel Lowe
18 years ago Featured

My roommate has a hard time getting around and this is just embarrassing for the college. do better.

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Sarah Warner
18 years ago Featured

The bricks downtown are a nightmare even without a wheelchair. I twisted my ankle twice last semester just walking to class.