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I have a handful of questions about wheelchair usage:
- How many wheelchairs does your institution have in-house? Are you a small, medium, or large museum?
- Which department is responsible for maintenance?
- Is that same department also responsible for purchasing new equipment?

Thanks in advance for your input!

-Alexa

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Alexa Fairchild
School Programs Manager
Brooklyn Museum
Brooklyn NY
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We have 1 wheelchair and we are a small museum. Our museum assistant who greets guests would be the person in charge of determining if maintenance should be done on the wheelchair and to order a new one.

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Troy Gray
Program Coordinator
Bell County Museum
Belton TX
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Original Message:
Sent: 12-09-2014 03:12 PM
From: Alexa Fairchild
Subject: Wheelchairs for visitor use?

I have a handful of questions about wheelchair usage:
- How many wheelchairs does your institution have in-house? Are you a small, medium, or large museum?
- Which department is responsible for maintenance?
- Is that same department also responsible for purchasing new equipment?

Thanks in advance for your input!

-Alexa

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Alexa Fairchild
School Programs Manager
Brooklyn Museum
Brooklyn NY
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We have one wheelchair and it's a narrow one (maybe sports?).  The head of maintenance is supposed to check it once a month and arrange for any service needed.  Regarding actual maintenance, I think it's only been used 3 - 4 times so it hasn't needed any.

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Susan Day
Education and Communications Consultant
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Original Message:
Sent: 12-10-2014 11:48 AM
From: Troy Gray
Subject: Wheelchairs for visitor use?

We have 1 wheelchair and we are a small museum. Our museum assistant who greets guests would be the person in charge of determining if maintenance should be done on the wheelchair and to order a new one.

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Troy Gray
Program Coordinator
Bell County Museum
Belton TX
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Original Message:
Sent: 12-09-2014 03:12 PM
From: Alexa Fairchild
Subject: Wheelchairs for visitor use?

I have a handful of questions about wheelchair usage:
- How many wheelchairs does your institution have in-house? Are you a small, medium, or large museum?
- Which department is responsible for maintenance?
- Is that same department also responsible for purchasing new equipment?

Thanks in advance for your input!

-Alexa

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Alexa Fairchild
School Programs Manager
Brooklyn Museum
Brooklyn NY
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We have two wheelchairs on hand and we are a medium-sized museum. Not clear whose responsibility so that usually means the Education department, certainly for budget.

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Kathleen Hutton
Director of Education
Reynolda House Museum of American Art
Winston Salem NC
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Original Message:
Sent: 12/9/2014 3:12:35 PM
From: alexa.fairchild@brooklynmuseum.org
Subject: Wheelchairs for visitor use?

I have a handful of questions about wheelchair usage: - How many wheelchairs does your institution have in-house? Are you a small, medium, or large museum? - Which department is responsible for maintenance? - Is that same department also responsible for purchasing new equipment? Thanks in advance for your input! -Alexa ------------------------------------------- Alexa Fairchild School Programs Manager Brooklyn Museum Brooklyn NY -------------------------------------------

We are a small museum and have one wheelchair. It is extra wide and is typically requested a few times a month. It is the second wheelchair we've had in 20 years and both were donated by a local pharmacy. When the first one wore out, we contacted the pharmacy and in a matter of days we had a new one. We have one "fix it" person who handles maintenance.

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Alan Goldstein
Interpretive Naturalist
Falls of The Ohio State Park Interpretive Center
Clarksville IN
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Original Message:
Sent: 12-09-2014 03:12 PM
From: Alexa Fairchild
Subject: Wheelchairs for visitor use?

I have a handful of questions about wheelchair usage:
- How many wheelchairs does your institution have in-house? Are you a small, medium, or large museum?
- Which department is responsible for maintenance?
- Is that same department also responsible for purchasing new equipment?

Thanks in advance for your input!

-Alexa

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Alexa Fairchild
School Programs Manager
Brooklyn Museum
Brooklyn NY
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We are a medium-sized museum, and on an average day we have seven wheelchairs and two strollers.  If we have a special event that we know will cater to a crowd that may use wheelchairs more often, we'll rent extras.  Also, we do not charge for their use, nor do the other museums in our immediate area.  Visitor Services is responsible for them, arranges any repairs with the Facilities department, and orders new wheelchairs when needed.

I hope that's helpful!

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Gretchen Armitage
Manager of Visitor Services
Milwaukee Art Museum
Milwaukee WI
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Original Message:
Sent: 12-09-2014 03:12 PM
From: Alexa Fairchild
Subject: Wheelchairs for visitor use?

I have a handful of questions about wheelchair usage:
- How many wheelchairs does your institution have in-house? Are you a small, medium, or large museum?
- Which department is responsible for maintenance?
- Is that same department also responsible for purchasing new equipment?

Thanks in advance for your input!

-Alexa

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Alexa Fairchild
School Programs Manager
Brooklyn Museum
Brooklyn NY
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