By Bobby Blanchard
Texas Tribune
Gov.-elect Greg Abbott visited Austin High School on Monday to tour new automatic push-button doors, which were paid for by funds raised by a student.
Austin High senior Archer Hadley, who has cerebral palsy and uses a wheelchair, raised more than $80,000 from students, teachers and the Austin community to fund automatic push-button doors on campus. He invited Abbott to an on-campus event celebrating the automatic doors, and the governor-elect showed up on Monday at the front of the school to use the new doors. The Americans with Disabilities Act does not require automated doors.
“As students come into these doors every single day, there are teachers who are getting them ready to take tests. And I know one of the issues we face is whether or not students are being taught to be prepared for too many tests,” Abbott said.
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