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> werner@aecom.YU.EDU (Craig Werner)
> 	I do not know if this is a valid option.  An acquaintance of mine,
> now in medical school and confined to a wheelchair, managed to get through
> labs with the help of something that looked like a scooter.  She said that
> it wasn't nearly as confortable as her wheelchair (less upper back support)
> but because the seat could be raised over a foot, came in handy for labs.

I saw a gadget designed to help paraplegic people do things normally
done from a standing position, which seems superior to the scooter in
some ways.  It was a vertical harness with adjustable braces and straps
which would keep a person upright, along with controls for a motorized
four-wheel chassis.  It was designed to allow a person paralized form
the waist down to perform surgery.  

I don't know if it was ever used for its intended purpose, but it looked
like just the ticket for lab work and other upright activities.  I also
don't recall exactly where I saw the gadget... I believe it was on a
Nova or similar show about two to three years ago.  Sorry I can't be
more specific.

> Perhaps having the chemistry department have one of these in reserve might
> prove easier than redesigning hoods, and could certainly take place in
> a shorter time scale.

This seems to apply to this upright-widget, as well as to the scooter
Craig is talking about.

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