12-01: A Resolution to Improve Vending Machine
Accessibility
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WHEREAS, Vending machines on the campus of Wright State University are not
accessible to all persons; and
WHEREAS, Department of Justice regulations require that at least one of each type of
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vending machine in each building be reasonably accessible, with operable
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parts no further than forty-five inches above the ground; and
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WHEREAS, “Operable parts” of vending machines include coin intakes, bill feeds, card
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swiping machines, change dispensary, shelf receptacles, and selection
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mechanisms; and
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WHEREAS, Accessibility includes readability of selection mechanisms for persons
with blindness; and
WHEREAS, Wright State University prides itself on its inclusion and accessibility to
persons with disabilities; and
WHEREAS, Students have, over several years, expressed to Student Government a need
for accessible vending machines; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, By the Student Government of Wright State University here
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assembled, that: Accessibility for vending machine card swiping
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machines, shelf receptacles, and selection mechanisms should be
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prioritized by the administration of Wright State University; and, be it
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FURTHER RESOLVED, by the Student Government of Wright State University
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here assembled, that: Progress on the implementation of such
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accessibility programs should be communicated to the Director of
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Disability Affairs and President of Student Government from the Office of
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Disability Services on a semesterly basis.
Introduced by Kenny Burr, Spencer Brannon, Abigail Galligan,, Marc Tshimanyika