Course Description

Signature Assignment

Working in groups we visited a local business to evaluate their accessibility options and compliance with ADA guidelines. During this activity, we measured doorways, thresholds, and table heights for wheelchair compliance. When the activity was finished we communicated our findings with the business manager through a professional letter.  

Reflection

This course has taught me the importance of exhibiting the ability to communicate and collaborate with one or more community businesses on architectural design suggestions to improve the accessibility of the business for persons with disabilities. This was seen when our class took wheelchairs around our college campus to see how accessible the campus was. This was also done when going to a local business to see how ADA-compliant the building was. Another learning outcome I experienced was employing logical thinking, critical analysis, problem-solving, and creativity in written projects. I engaged in this learning objective when redesigning my home to be wheelchair accessible. Thinking creatively and realistically when considering what adaptations needed to be made was very beneficial to my learning. Lastly understanding how to calculate body measures with workplace measures for ergonomic standards. For this, I observed my mom in her workplace and evaluated her ergonomic standards. This improved my observation skills and understanding of ergonomics and proper body mechanics.