The Accessible Virtual Campus
Residential Housing
Rooms, foodservice, assembly areas, safety - a dorm is a community with a broad range of accessibility concerns.
In addition to consideration of the built environment forms, posters, announcements, etc. all need to be universally designed. See Instructional Methods and Media & Materials pages for tips.
43 items: 5 internal 38 external
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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
Doorway AUDIT
Doorway AUDIT Manual
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.
Procurement for Accessible Goods & Materials
This posterette describes recommended steps to ensure maximum accessibility when acquiring goods and materials - custom or "off the shelf".
R2D2 Center at UW-Milwaukee
[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 Guide to Evaluating the Universal Design Performance of Products
“This document contains the designers’ version of the Universal Design Performance Measures for Products. These Performance Measures are intended to guide the development of more universally usable products. The Performance Measures are based on the Principles of Universal Design (The Center for Universal Design, 1997), beginning with the initial, overall concept of Equitable Use (Principle One) and proceeding to the physical detail of Size and Space for Approach and Use (Principle Seven). Depending on the nature of the product, some Principles may not apply, and it may sometimes be more effective to apply them out of order.”
Copyright 2003, The Center for Universal Design, N.C. State University
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 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
Accessible Solutions: Kitchens
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: Walkways and Front Porches
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 Thermostats
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
ADAAG Requirements for Detectable Warnings March 2003
Summary of the development of the guidelines.
ADA Accessibility Guidelines for Buildings and Facilities (ADAAG)
ADAAG SURVEY FORM 14: ROOMS AND SPACES
The checklist presents information in summary form on the Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) regulations implementing the ADA. The checklist must be used with the DOT and DOJ regulations and ADAAG to ensure accuracy. This checklist is intended for technical assistance purposes only.
United States Access Board
ADAAG SURVEY FORM 15: ASSEMBLY AREAS
The checklist presents information in summary form on the Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) regulations implementing the ADA. The checklist must be used with the DOT and DOJ regulations and ADAAG to ensure accuracy. This checklist is intended for technical assistance purposes only.
United States Access Board
ADAAG SURVEY FORM 16: TOILET ROOMS AND BATHROOMS
The checklist presents information in summary form on the Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) regulations implementing the ADA. The checklist must be used with the DOT and DOJ regulations and ADAAG to ensure accuracy. This checklist is intended for technical assistance purposes only.
United States Access Board
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