Wheelchair Experience- Stepping Inside Accessible Design-About the Experience

For the wheelchair experience that we were asked to partake in another student and I were able to see how much accessibility should be taken into account and to what extent when designing a space. We also learned how much accessibility is over looked when designing a space. In the experience we were to figure out how to get down and out of a building that only had one way out (not clearly or conveniently clear to someone visiting). We then were to make our way over to another building next door, enter the library, fit down the isles (almost not enough room), find a book (not easy to reach), make a copy at the copier (too tall and awkward to reach), leave the library and use an accessible bathroom, order a coffee at the espresso bar and lastly go back up the first building and use a bathroom in it (way to small).

This experience not only gave me personal experience and insight to accessibility and universal design, but also really made me more aware now when working with dimensions of spaces and materials.