The Accessible Virtual Campus
Grounds, Physical Plant & Transportation
There is much information about universal design and the built environment. Maps, routes, greenspace, and transportation accessibility are included here.
See Instructional Methods and Media & Materials for guidelines to create universally designed materials in the offices that manage these services.
94 items: 5 internal 89 external
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Accessible Route AUDIT
People with disabilities frequently encounter obstacles when they attempt to get from point A to point B. Do you have a particular walkway or route on campus that you know has caused a problem for someone with a disability? Feel free to try out this AUDIT to see how universally desgned the route is. What is the impact of special events parking on an accessible route? This AUDIT has guidelines when detours are necessary.
R2D2 Center at UW-Milwaukee
Accessible Route AUDIT
Accessible Route AUDIT Manual
Automatic Door Blooper
This short video demonstrates a poor application of automatic door accessibilty considerations. The placement of operating buttons may fall within the minimal ADAAG standard, but is it really accessible? A service dog cannot "nose" the button to open the door. If a dog uses a paw to attempt to operate the button his nails scrape on the background surface (which in this case is metal), leading to scrape marks. How will a person with musculo-skeletal fare with this button?
R2D2 Center at UW-Milwaukee
Automatic Door Blooper captioned
Doorway AUDIT
How universally designed is that doorway?
R2D2 Center at UW-Milwaukee
Electronic Information Kiosk AUDIT
Use this AUDIT to determine how universally designed a kiosk is.
Elevator AUDIT
Elevators are comprised of multiple features that must be considered for full accessibility. Use this AUDIT to determine how successful your elevators are at providing access and usability for all students, staff and faculty.
[Research-based] Environmental barriers and disability
A National Rehabilitation Information Center (NARIC) link and abstract to a focus group report of how people with disabilities encounter environmental barriers. The findings highlight the need for successful interchange between built environment professionals and people with disabilities before construction begins.
Gray, D, Gould, M & Bickenbach, JE
A Framework of Emergency Preparedness Guidelines For Federal Agencies- Accounting for the Needs of People with Disabilities
Comprehensive 84 page document. Critical questions list near the end guide examination of existing procedures. "In disaster management activities it is important to think about disability broadly. Traditional narrow definitions of disability are not appropriate. The term disability does not apply just to people whose disabilities are noticeable, such as wheelchair users and people who are blind or deaf. The term also applies to people with heart disease, emotional or psychiatric conditions, arthritis, significant allergies, asthma, multiple chemical sensitivities, respiratory conditions, and some visual, hearing, and cognitive disabilities."
Interagency Coordinating Council on Emergency Preparedness and Individuals with Disabilities
A More Accessible Map
Explains, and gives an example for making web-based maps more accessible.
Duffy, S - "A List Apart"
ABC's of the ADA
This company that specializes in adaptive pool & spa access has extracted the main points regarding pool lifts from the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board, 36 CFR Parts 1190 and 1191for your reference.
Aquatic Access Inc.
About Detectable Warning Surfaces
Explains why these are necessary plus provides specifications, research reports, and recommendations.
Accessible Design for the Blind
Access Map
An example of an approach of this institution to provide accessibility information to wheelchair users on their campus.
University of Minnesota Duluth
Accessibility Specifications for Transportation Vehicles
Federal ADA regulations for vehicles.
US DOT, Federal Transit Administration
Accessible Bathroom Fixtures: Form and Function
From the work of Bob Vila (originally - the This Old House TV show). The web pages have quite a lot of advertising, but the content is comprehensive. Many accessibility topics have "how to" videos.
Bob Vila
Accessible Exercise equipment
Provided as examples of equipment that has been designed to accommodate people with disabilities. Disclaimer: This page is provided only to supply information/examples of adaptive exercise equipment. No endorsement of products or firms is intended, nor is criticism implied of those not included.
Access To Recreation
Accessible Landscapes - Designing for Inclusion
The Landscapes For All Project was conceived in 1990 as a logical extension of the excellent work in park and playground access by the firm of Moore Iacofano Goltsman, Inc. This is a brief on-line source of concepts and drawing for UD outdoor spaces.
The Accessible Landscapes Project
Accessible Picnic Tables: Requirements and Recommendations
A collaborative program of Indiana University and the National Park Service, the National Center on Accessibility is the nation's premiere resource promoting access for people with disabilities in recreation. This is their information on picnic tables.
National Center on Accessibility
Accessible Shower
From the work of Bob Vila (originally - the This Old House TV show). The web pages have quite a lot of advertising, but the content is comprehensive. Many accessibility topics have "how to" videos.
Bob Vila
Accessible Solutions: Bath and Toilet Room Plans and Finishes
From the work of Bob Vila (originally - the This Old House TV show). The web pages have quite a lot of advertising, but the content is comprehensive. Many accessibility topics have "how to" videos.
Bob Vila
Accessible Solutions: Bathroom Fixtures
From the work of Bob Vila (originally - the This Old House TV show). The web pages have quite a lot of advertising, but the content is comprehensive. Many accessibility topics have "how to" videos.
Bob Vila
Accessible Solutions: Entrances
From the work of Bob Vila (originally - the This Old House TV show). The web pages have quite a lot of advertising, but the content is comprehensive. Many accessibility topics have "how to" videos.
Bob Vila
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