function & getUserMenu( $uid )
{
	$CI = get_instance();
	$CI->load->model('mstaff');
	$CI->load->library('ecawebapp');

	$staff = $CI->mstaff->getStaff($uid);
	$stafftype = $staff->FK_strStaffTypeId;

	// generate default menu
	$menu = array();
	$i = $this->assetsImage.'/';

	// Preferences
	$menuItem = new ECAWebMenuItem();
	$menuItem->hrefMain = 'preference';
	$menuItem->hrefFunc = 'index';
	$menuItem->anchorText = 'Preferences';
	$menuItem->hasImage = true;
	$menuItem->imgSrc = $i.'btn_preferences_off.gif';
	$menuItem->imgAlt = 'Preferences';
	$menuItem->imgName = 'Preferences';
	$menuItem->onMouseOver= "MM_swapImage('Preferences','','".$i."btn_preferences_on.gif',1)";

	if ( $CI->ecawebapp->ecaCheckAccess($menuItem->hrefMain) ) {
		$menu[] = $menuItem;
	}

	// CMS
	$menuItem = new ECAWebMenuItem();
	$menuItem->hrefMain = 'cms';
	$menuItem->hrefFunc = 'index';
	$menuItem->anchorText = 'Manage CMS';
	$menuItem->hasImage = true;
	$menuItem->imgSrc = $i.'btn_manage_cms_off.gif';
	$menuItem->imgAlt = 'Manage CMS';
	$menuItem->imgName = 'CMS';
	$menuItem->onMouseOver= "MM_swapImage('CMS','','".$i."btn_manage_cms_on.gif',1)";

	if ( $CI->ecawebapp->ecaCheckAccess($menuItem->hrefMain) ) {
		$menu[] = $menuItem;
	}


	....
}


public function ecaCheckAccess( $controller ) {

	$CI = get_instance();
	$CI->load->model('mstaff');

	$userid = $CI->session->userdata('userid');
	$staff = $CI->mstaff->getStaff($userid);
	$stafftype = $staff->FK_strStaffTypeId;

	// make sure EA has access to all features
	$access['preference'] 	= array('EA','CA','CDA','EM');
	$access['cms'] 			= array('EA');
	$access['cda'] 			= array('EA','CA','CDA');
	$access['ecafiles'] 	= array('EA','CA','EM');
	$access['ecareports'] 	= array('EA','CA');
	$access['college'] 		= array('EA');
	$access['course'] 		= array('EA','CA');
	$access['credential'] 	= array('EA','CA');
	$access['discipline'] 	= array('EA');
	$access['instructor'] 	= array('EA','CA');
	$access['staff'] 		= array('EA');
	$access['subjectarea'] 	= array('EA');
	$access['term'] 		= array('EA');

	return in_array($stafftype, $access[$controller]);
}