Curb ramps, ramps, and elevators make the world an easier, more accessible place for not only people with disabilities, but everyone as a whole. Though they may be a small thing, curb ramps are one of the easiest things to use to demonstrate that accessible features benefit everyone, not just people with disabilities. A curb ramp may enable someone in a wheelchair to cross a street, but it will also help an older person who walks with a cane, or a parent with a young child in a stroller, or a perfectly healthy, able-bodied, young person with a cart or dolly stacked with groceries or boxes. Ramps and elevators provide the same level of easy access for greater changes in elevation. This presentation will illustrate how you can include these designs into your built environment to create accessible spaces for everyone.
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Identify the differences between a curb ramp and a ramp.
Demonstrate the specifications to which a curb ramp or ramp should be built.
Define the parameters which make an elevator accessible.
Illustrate how curb ramps, ramps, and elevators make the built environment more accessible for everyone.
SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT: BJ Epstein
BJ Dietz Epstein holds a master’s degree in architecture (M.Arch) from Iowa State University. The major emphasis of her studies there was accessibility. Working with Dr. Arvid Osterberg, author of Access for Everyone, she developed training materials for accessibility to teach students, architects, building inspectors, and facilities, planning, and management staff.
Ms. Epstein has ten years of experience in the field of accessibility. She currently works for the LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired in San Francisco, as an Accessible Media Specialist. There, she creates audio tactile maps as wayfinding solutions for people who are blind or visually impaired. She also performs accessibility compliance checks for signage, and consults with museums, parks, and businesses to ensure that they go above and beyond for their patrons with disabilities.
Ms. Epstein brings a passion for accessibility to her work, as well as the ability to translate from legalese into layman’s terms. She is well versed in the ADA Standards, as well as the California Building Codes pertaining to accessibility. She wants to make accessibility easy to understand and easy to implement.
1 hr. Webinar