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A University of Kentucky student confined to a wheel was sympathetic, but immediately agreed to work with  
chair approaches the King Library where he must look Karnes in coordinating plans for such a ramp with the 1  
up several books for a class assignment. UK Physical Plant Division.   “
He waits some minutes in front of the building until About 300 handicapped students are on the UK 0 `ll``=
two hefty students come along to hoist he and his campus, although not all are severely handicapped, * 'i`  * 
wheel chair into the library. Karnes said. UK records show that 100 were enrolled  
This student, and others like him, will not have to two years ago, and 200 last year, “which represents a
wait for such “hefty" help in the future, for a ramp has significant growth of handicapped students on the
been placed at the library’s main entrance and such campus,” Karnes pointed out.
students can wheel right through the front door. “This growth has taken place because UK has recog- “
The library ramp came about largely because UK now nized the need for services for handicapped students. UK
has a director of Handicapped Student Services. He is The Kentucky Division of Rehabilitation Services has as
jacob Karnes ’69 and his office is in the Human Relations encouraged the students to come, both through counsel- wh~
Center, situated on the ground floor of the Student ing and by providing funds for necessary services. are
Center. Then too, attitudes toward handicapped students have 5
To get the ramp at the library, Karnes talked with changed. People realize they can do many things the y Hi]
Dr. Stuart Forth, director of UK libraries, who not only other students do,” he added. hw
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