Accessibility Inventory

Accessibility Inventory
Student Guide
Assignment Summary
For this assignment, you will investigate your school or a local public building to complete a graphic
organizer pertaining to the building’s accessibility for the disabled. Then, you will provide short answers to
the questions that follow about accessibility.
Background Information
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was established in 1990 and guarantees that people with
disabilities have the same opportunities as everyone else. This law includes the guarantee that all public
buildings such as schools, libraries, hospitals, and government buildings are accessible to all. Architects
and builders must follow specific guidelines—established by the ADA—when they are building facilities.
Public buildings must include things such as curb ramps, accessible bathrooms, and appropriate parking
for individuals with disabilities.
Materials
 This student guide  Clipboard
 Tape measure or meter stick
Assignment Instructions
For this assignment, you are expected to submit two things:
1. A completed ADA accessibility survey of your school or other public building
2. Completed short answers to five questions pertaining to ADA regulations
Step 1: Prepare for the assignment.
a) Read through the guide before you begin so you know the expectations for this assignment.
b) If there is anything that is not clear to you, be sure to ask your teacher.
Step 2: Complete the graphic organizer.
a) Research the accessibility of your school or a public building by walking in and around the
building with the student guide.
b) Not all incidences of accessibility must be documented. (If one bathroom has appropriate
facilities, you do not need to check all bathrooms)
Step 3: Complete short-answer response questions.
a) Use your graphic organizer to write two or three sentences in response to each prompt or
question.
b) Sentences should be complete and free from spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and grammar
errors.
Step 4: Evaluate your project using this checklist.
If you can check each box below, you are ready to submit your project.
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Student Guide (continued)
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 Did you walk around the school or public building and assess all 15 ADA requirements?
 Did you take the time to measure when required?
 Did you take notes on all 15 observations?
 Did you answer all five questions in complete sentences?
 Did you provide the best possible answer for each of the six questions?
 Did you double-check for correct sentence structure, punctuation, grammar, and spelling in your
paper?
Step 5: Revise and submit your assignment.
a) If you were unable to check off all of the requirements on the checklist, go back and make
sure that your project is complete. Save your assignment before submitting it.
b) When you have completed your assignment, return to the virtual classroom and use the “Add
files” option to locate and submit your assignment. Ask your teacher for assistance if
necessary.
c) Congratulations! You have completed your assignment.
Part One: Graphic Organizer

To complete the graphic organizer, walk around your school or a public building and complete the ADA
Accessible Design Checklist provided. You will need the checklist, clipboard, pencil, and tape measure.
*Please note that “accessible” means that people using wheelchairs, walkers, and other assistance
devices can easily move over and use structures and items.
ADA Accessible Design Checklist

Requirement
Accessibility Requirement Notes
Met?
1. Is there at least one path from arrival points yes There are sidewalks
(parking lot, public sidewalks, bus stops) that does without any stairs outside
not require stepping up on a stair or a curb? making it easily accessible
for other to get into the
building
2. If parking is provided for the public, are there no There is only 8 handicap
enough accessible spaces provided? (For every spaces with over 200
25 spaces, one must be handicap accessible.) parking spots
3. Are accessible spaces at least 8 feet wide with Yes
an access aisle at least 5 feet wide?
4. Are the access aisles marked so they Yes All of them have the
discourage parking in them? handicap mark on them
5. Are accessible spaces identified with a sign that Yes Once again they have the
includes the International Symbol of Accessibility? handicap mark at the right
Are they at least 60 inches above the ground? spot

6. Are the accessible spaces located on the Yes They are very close to the
closest accessible route to the accessible main building not near the
entrance? (If there are multiple entrances, then football or baseball field
accessible spaces should be in a few locations.)
7. Is the route in the building a person might take Yes Every hallway is wide
at least 36 inches wide? enough
8. Do all inaccessible entrances have signs Yes There are different signs
indicating the location of the nearest accessible across the building
entrance?
9. Is the width of the accessible door at least 32 Yes I measured the door and it
inches when the door is open 90 degrees? was wider than 32 inches
10. Can the accessible door be opened without Yes Most doors open with just
grabbing or twisting a handle? a push or pull
11. Are handles or other mechanics between 34 Yes They aren’t too close or
and 48 inches from floor? too far from the ground
12. Are there elevators to all public floors for Yes Each level has one
buildings that are more than three stories tall? elevator
13. If bathrooms are available to the public, is at Yes Yes the bathroom have
least one bathroom accessible? accessible stalls and sinks
14. In the bathroom, is there a sink no more than Yes I measured the sink and it
34 inches from the floor? wasn’t above 34 inches
15. If there are fire alarm systems do they have yes The fire alarms systems
both flashing lights and sound? are used once a month
and work perfeectly
*Adapted from adachecklist.org
Part Two: Short-Answer Responses

Answer the following questions in 2 to 3 sentences and provide descriptions and examples to your
answers. Your responses should be in complete senteces free from spelling, punctuation, capitalization,
and grammatical errors.
1. Were all requirements met in the facility that you investigated? Are there any changes that need
to be made?
Almost all requirements were reached except for the amount of handicap parking spaces. Only having 8
when there is way over 200 spaces in total is a problem so if some of those spaces were turned into more
handicap spaces it would improve the accessability.

2. Other than the requirements listed, what other requirements can you think of that might be
needed for people who need additional accessibilities?
Depending on the type of building having accessible seats both in rooms and outside of them is important
to have. Also, specifically for the highschool there shout be accessible seats in the softball and football
fields so that they can comfortably watch sporting events.
3. Choose two accessibility requirements that were listed, and describe why they might be needed
in a public space.
Seating in the building can provide a comfortable spot for students to work or talk to other during lunch.
Also, as I already stated students who need accessible seats for sporting events need those so that they
can enjoy the game just like anyone else.
4. Do all buildings need to be accessible? Explain your answer in detail with examples.
In my opinion only important buildings need to be accessible, such as offices, hospitals, schools, etc.
However there might be little shops or buildings that are too small to provide accessibility for everyone, or
they don’t have the type of money to provide that. More importantly I think buildings in cities should be
accessible for handicapped people as the population in cities is larger.
5. What can you do to help an individual who requires additional accessibility?
Small things like opening a door for them or telling them where they can get to a certain room in a
building with accessibility. They don’t take much time in your day and they help others spend less time
trying to do basic things that they may not be able to do as easily.

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