Design Evaluation of Ed Roberts Campus Essay
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As we have discussed in class, there are many ways to make our community more inclusive and accessible. Unfortunately, accessibility is often an afterthought in the engineering, design, and building process of community environments. This results in the exclusion of people with disabilities in life activities that non-disabled people take for granted. The hope with this assignment is to open your eyes to the ways that our community can be accessible and inaccessible for people with disabilities, and the ways that we can be proactive in ensuring that accessibility features are present within our communities. (Remember: Accessibility is not only for those with visible disabilities but also for invisible disabilities such as heart conditions, anxiety disorders, etc.)
You will explore the concept of universal design and the accessibility features of
The Ed Roberts Campus at UC Berkeley via two short videos:
●Ed Roberts Campus: Building Community https://youtu.be/7THtXFm_954
●The Ed Roberts Campus https://youtu.be/4Vh51HYJA-0
Required Format
●Microsoft Word format ONLY
●3-5 pages of question/answer text, and photos
●Responses must be in short essay/paragraph, question/answer format (answers underneath respective points/questions)
●1” margins
●12-point font
●Double-spaced
For this assignment, you will respond to all of the following points or questions on the topic of accessibility at The Ed Roberts Campus at UC Berkeley and the community at large:
- What does universal design mean? Find at least 2 online definitions and put those definitions into your own words and write your definition here. (2 pts)
- Who was Ed Roberts and what did he believe to be important? (2 pts)
- Is The Ed Roberts Campus equally accessible to all groups of people? If so, which groups of people is it accessible to? And if not, which group(s) of people with disabilities is it not accessible to? Explain why you have come to this conclusion. (2 pts)
- What are some universal design features/qualities at The Ed Roberts Campus that make it accessible? (2 pt)
- There are many barriers on a day-to-day basis that make accessibility a challenge for people with disabilities. What barriers exist in the community at large that make accessibility more challenging? Think of barriers you have noticed in your own community. You may also take a look at historical footage via this video link to help refresh your memory: https://youtu.be/KRJM4hqj_JQ. Are the features/qualities and barriers you recognize man-made in the current moment? Or are they the result of the initial design? Explain. (2 pts)
