[OSList] Accessibility concerns about bending down to pick up paper/pens

[Thomas Herrmann via OSList]

I like to 'force ' people to the center if they care to contribute/invite to a topic. Then give options to kneel on cushions, use clipboards or take papers to their seats. 
Thomas H

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> 28 aug. 2016 kl. 01:17 skrev Harold Shinsato via OSList <oslist at lists.openspacetech.org>:
> 
> Thanks Richard, Sarah, Koos, Chris, Birgitt, Michael, MK, Jennifer, Harrison, Bhavesh, Christine, & Lisa!
> 
> I've appreciated your thoughts and recommendations on this topic and look forward to summarizing this thinking to the client. This will definitely inform my thinking going forward. In many ways, I'd prefer to ignore it and let it be "one less thing to do". But having papers on a chair in the circle, tables outside the circle, using clipboards, and providing some words to make the process easier and cause less friction seems a small thing. Though I do aspire one day to only need to say "if your ego & arthritis permit, otherwise ask for help." Maybe if I get a hat first :-)
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>     Harold
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> P.S. There's so much happening on the OSList. I'm rejoicing in all the LOVE! Thanks to all participants!
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>> On 8/26/16 1:09 PM, Richard Kasperowski via OSList wrote:
>> Hi, Harold! This is important. I've also encountered it as a gender bias issue--if you're wearing a short skirt or dress, you might not want to bend over in front of the group, and so you'll feel uncomfortable about fully participating. 
>> 
>> My easy solution: If it's a seated opening, I reserve one chair in the innermost circle of chairs. I put paper and markers on that chair, as well as on the floor. When I show people how to share a session idea, I model it using the paper and marker on the chair so everyone knows they don't have to get down on the floor.
>> 
>> What have other people done?
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>>> On Fri, Aug 19, 2016 at 12:28 AM Harold Shinsato via OSList <oslist at lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:
>>> In the many OST's I've participated in or helped open myself, I've encountered this complaint about having to bend over to pick up the pens and the papers in only two instances. Both of which were Universities. In both cases, the leading edge of the complaint seemed to have to do with women's dresses, but I also heard something about being "able" prejudiced.
>>> 
>>> The first University chose to put some tables outside the circle with some papers and markers. The second one is thinking they will wheel in a table after the opening into the center, which seems energetically disruptive.
>>> 
>>> Have others encountered this? How did you deal with it?
>>> 
>>>     Thanks!
>>>     Harold
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