Ride, Don't Walk Exercise. Accessibility.

Trying to fit into the parking garage building entrance... 

Fitting into the accessible bathroom!

In order to have a better understanding of the requirements for ADA, we maneuvered ourselves around Carpenter and Daggy Hall to see how it is to fit into certain spaces and do things while sitting in a wheelchair. This was a very interesting exercise because I have never had to use a wheelchair. It was extremely hard to fit into certain spaces, such as bathrooms that are not ADA accessible, and to reach certain things, like the napkins at the coffee stand. This exercise has enlightened me to the struggles that wheelchair users are faced with on a day to day basis. It has inspired me to think a lot more about Universal Design and fitting certain requirements into all of my designs, so that no one will be left out or feel like they cannot use a space like everyone else can.