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The Ottawa Citizen, Wednesday, December 2, 1992 C5 i InJ ITU THE STUDENTS' PAGE priority HIAA OA tlAlUK Greemi greif squacll Teens and seniors team up to tackle barriers Ribbons protest violence By Carrie Lauder Special to HIGH priority the assessment "Thelma pointed out that special lighting which has been installed in the bank eliminates shadows, and that makes it easier to see. That was something I had never thought of." Senior Grace Blair was impressed with the assess? ment of the Red Dot Cafe in Osgoode. Of her student partner, Sean Freeburn, she said: "He was a real gentleman. He met me at my door and walked me to the Red Dot. When we finished the assessment, he made a point of walking me home." Halstead, the Home Support director, was delighted to hear such positive feedback from the seniors.

"I'm glad to see seniors and teens working together. It makes the teens more aware of the problems seniors During the month of November, the OAC sociology class at Osgoode Township High School took part in an eye-opening experience. Teacher Lynne Branson, in collaboration with Carol Halstead, director of Home Support for Uie township, created an inter-generational assignment for her students. They were matched with local seniors to do a community assessment of buildings and facilities. The main goal was to help build a community that supports healthy aging by creating awareness.

Initial assessments were done by the students to find out how accessible With programs like Through Other Eyes, the leaders of tomorrow are becoming aware of the concerns associated it should not oe up to omy tne aged and the disabled to demand change. It should be up to the people who represent the next generation. buildings are for seniors and the disabled. Students had to take into account what possible difficulties a senior with sight problems or a walker might encounter while entering and By Heather Arnott Special lo HIGH priority If you all remember, on Dec. 6, 1989.

a man who hated feminists went to the Ecole Polytechnique in Montreal where he killed 14 female students. This was considered by many to be an example of male violence and a sexist society. Several men started a national campaign to protest male violence against women. In this first week of December, many people will wear a white ribbon to demonstrate support for the campaign. The national office for the cam-paign has produced 1.5 million white ribbons to be handed out.

They have also sent 300,000 letters to Canadian households. Between today and Saturday, you will be able to pick up a ribbon at various locations, including Zippy Print, Loblaws and Red Lobster restaurants. If you are illing to volunteer to help out with the white ribbon campaign, contact Charles 526-5984. or David Nobbs, 827-0696. (Heather Arnott is in Grade 10 at Earl of March High School.) DISADVANTAGE OF BEING TOO TALL with aging.

It opens teens to things like small print on bank slips; now they know it would be a problem for others and bring it to the attention of management. Another example would be stairs in entrance ways. For some people, they represent not only a barrier to a building, but a barrier they must overcome in society. These complications seem to evade the notice of many who make the rules, and it should not be up to only the aged and the disabled to demand change. 'It should be up to the people who represent the next generation, the people who will be in exactly the same position in several decades.

As part of the assignment students are also writing political action letters to owners of every building and facility that was visited. The letters will highlight strengths and weaknesses identified in the assessment (Carrie Lauder is in OAC at Osgoode Township High School.) using the building. A second assessment was done by students and seniors together to determine whether students had found the same concerns as the seniors. I The students noticed most of the weak areas identified by the seniors. In many of the buildings, the entrance-way presented the biggest problem.

It was found that many doors are very heavy and that there is often little space between two sets of doors. Senior Marjorie Robinson, of Kenmore, said she often finds double sets of doors to be heavy or awkward if she is carrying bulky parcels. Student Heather Welsh assessed the Bank of Nova Scotia in Russell with the help of senior Thelma Kennedy and found -the doors to be very heavy. They found that the night deposit box in the back entrance of the bank was too high for anyone in a wheelchair. The same was true of the automated teller machines.

Welsh said she liked seeing a senior's reaction to Cartoonist Andr6 Farant, a Grade 9 student at Louis Riel High School, is likely to find some fans among the taller HP readers. And Brent Macintosh, a fine arts student at Ottawa is sure to get some agreeing nods for his cartoon (below) on the dangers of lending. r-r iTI oKjE' Time to blow horns You might have to be good at wink, wink, nudge, you'll need an adult to be a reference. That's where the nudge, nudge comes in. Deadline for nomination submissions is Dec.

18. To give you an idea of the calibre of winners, Joe Phillion, of Orillia, won the bravery award in 1989. The 16-year-old suffered third- and fourth-degree burns to 95 per cent of his body when he searched his blazing home for his mother. The winner of 1991's instrumental award was Naida Cole, of Toronto. At 16 she was an accomplished flautist and pianist.

She had performed with the Toronto Symphony, the Montreal Symphony and the National Arts Centre Orchestra in Ottawa, as well as concert dates in Indonesia, Czechoslovakia and Australia. Check your school library for nomination forms. If they don't have a clue what you're talking about you can contact YTV Achievement Awards, YTV Canada Box 369, Station Toronto, Ont. M6J 3N1 (416) 534-1191, ext. YTV (988).

nudge, but you can help get a friend or peer the kudos she deserves. YTV has cast the net for nominations for its Achievement Awards that carry with them a $3,000 prize and statuette for each of 15 categories. To be eligible, nominees must be 19 or younger and have made a significant contribution in one of these categories: acting, band, bravery, dance, entre-preneurship, environment innovation, instrumental, public service, specialty performance, sports, visual arts, vocal, and writing. The 15th category is the Terry Fox Award "which is given to an individual or group best exemplifying the dedication, determination and spirit for which Terry Fox is best re- membered," says a press release. You can nominate a friend, or even yourself.

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