Accessibility
Accessibility is the degree to which a product, device, service, or environment is available to as many people as possible. Accessibility can be viewed as the "ability to access" and benefit from some system or entity.
Accessibility is strongly related to universal design when the approach involves "direct access." This is about making things accessible to all people (whether they have a disability or not). An alternative is to provide "indirect access" by having the entity support the use of a person's assistive technology to achieve access (for example, computer screen readers).
For more information, please visit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accessibility
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS
Accessibility is strongly related to universal design when the approach involves "direct access." This is about making things accessible to all people (whether they have a disability or not). An alternative is to provide "indirect access" by having the entity support the use of a person's assistive technology to achieve access (for example, computer screen readers).
For more information, please visit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accessibility
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS
- WIDE HALLWAYS
- AUTOMATIC DOORS
- RAMPS
- ELEVATORS
- PLATFORM LIFTS
- STAIRS
- RAILINGS AND HANDRAILS
- ENTRANCES
- VESTIBULES
- WIDER REST ROOMS
in the classroom
Classroom must be arranged so that all students can move about
- Students with physical impairments should be in the main part of the room rather than on the periphery
- Plan ahead for field trips and for physical elements to lessons
- Provide low tech, mid tech and high tech items for the student to use during class instructions (tape recorder, laptop with keyguard, MAC etc.)