| Hawthorne, CA - November 9, 2006 - Classroom | | | | release in late 2006. "The changes we made were |
| furniture should be as diverse as the students that use | | | | significant," explains Christopher Stormer, Director of |
| it. Every student deserves a comfortable, functional | | | | Marketing at Versa. "Every single one of our |
| learning environment equipped with classroom desks | | | | classroom products is now ADA-compliant. They |
| and computer tables that enhance learning. That's why | | | | adjust for height and tilt, making them accessible to |
| Versa Products, Inc.-a leading California-based | | | | students of any height, in any type of wheelchair. For |
| manufacturer of computer furniture for offices and | | | | those who want their classroom desks to have |
| educational institutions, has focused on providing the | | | | additional features like extra platforms or extended |
| highest quality ADA-Compliant desks and tables on the | | | | keyboard trays or larger surface areas, we've made |
| market. | | | | the tables easy to customize." |
| "To design products that meet the needs of every | | | | The educational community, from preschools to |
| user, you have to read and understand both the | | | | universities, has responded positively to the changes |
| American Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Individuals with | | | | Versa made and to the wide variety of ADA furniture |
| Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)," says Chris Laudadio, | | | | lines they offer. All of Versa's educational furniture, |
| President of Versa Products. "We started by doing | | | | including specialized workstations like drafting tables |
| that. Then we showed our designs and prototypes to | | | | and multi-user computer desks easily accommodate all |
| educators who work with physically-challenged | | | | students, providing high-quality tables and desks in a |
| students every day. We told them to look at our | | | | variety of colors, and with the durability an educational |
| designs and give us as many suggestions as they | | | | environment calls for. Versa's education industry clients |
| could to improve them." | | | | include more than 162 universities, elementary schools, |
| The process took over a year, and resulted in several | | | | public libraries, preschools, learning centers, high schools, |
| major upgrades to existing products as well as | | | | and trade colleges. |
| last-minute design changes on products slated for | | | | |