In reference to the Jan. 28 article “NIU’s budget already stretched,” I believe that the foundation of equality for persons with handicaps is being overlooked. Before an NIU student can have an equal chance to obtain a course, there must be equal opportunity to have access to the classrooms.

A person with a handicap is already at a disadvantage when he or she doesn’t have access to classrooms because the building itself is not accessible to wheelchairs. If a person is already limited in the use of their legs, is it fair to also limit the use of every human being’s greatest asset, the mind?

George W. Prewitt

Senior

Sociology