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them did not have signals on their campuses. The following comments are
from some of the schools that responded to the survey:
HAVE APS:
"Pennsylvania Department of Transportation installed them after
rerouting the road and installing new traffic lights to be compliant with ADA
law." – Geneva College
DO NOT HAVE APS:
"Two years ago we have three blind students. The campus went
through a process to get chirper signals at two locations due to their living
area. In the end, the students' mobility specialist voted against installing the
signals. She felt it gave a false sense of security and would go against her
teachings. The students agreed, so we did not pursue the chirpers any
further." – King's College
"Currently, HFU does not have any type of audible pedestrian
signals. However, we have an increasing number of students on campus
who use wheelchairs and we are in the beginning stages of researching lights
at our busiest crosswalks. The idea to make it audible is something for me to
consider too… I think that having audible pedestrian signals would show a
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