Environmental Scan
Environmental Scan. Using Exhibit 7.7 from the Hutchison text, titled “Some Design Elements of Accessible Environments for Persons with Bodily Impairments,”
write a 1-page analysis of a physical space that is familiar to you
(e.g., could be your neighborhood or the community that surrounds your field placement, etc.).
In your narrative please conclude with a statement regarding the accessibility of the physical space for persons with disabilities.
Exhibit 7.7 ● Some Design Elements of Accessible Environments for Persons With Bodily Impairments
| Exhibit 7.7 ● Some Design Elements of Accessible Environments for Persons With Bodily Impairments |
| • Create some close-in parking spaces widened to 8 feet to accommodate unloading of wheelchairs (1 accessible space for every 25 spaces). |
| • Create curb cuts or ramping for curbs, with 12 inches of slope for every inch of drop in the curb. |
| • Make ramps at least 3 feet wide to accommodate wheelchairs and provide a 5-by-5-foot square area at the top of ramps to entrances to allow space for door opening. |
| • Remove high-pile carpeting, low-density carpeting, and plush carpeting, at least in the path of travel. Put nonslip material on slippery floors. |
| • Avoid phone-in security systems in entrances (barrier for persons who are deaf). |
| • Make all doorways at least 32 inches wide (36 is better). |
| • Use automatic doors or doors that take no more than 5 pounds of force to open. |
| • Use door levers instead of doorknobs. |
| • Create aisles that are at least 3 feet wide (wider is better). Keep the path of travel clear. |
| • Connect different levels in buildings with ramps (for small level changes) or a wheelchair-accessible elevator. |
| • Place public phones no higher than 48 inches (35 to 42 is optimal). Place other things that need to be reached at this optimal height. |
| • Provide brightly lit foyers and areas with directories to assist persons with low vision. Use 3-inch-high lettering in directories. |
| • Install Braille signs about 5 feet off the ground. |
| • Provide portable tactile paving and Braille and audio guides in public parks to assist people with visual impairment. |
| • Make restroom stalls at least 3 feet deep by 4 feet wide (5 feet by 5 feet is optimal). |
| • Install toilets that are 17 to 19 inches in height. Provide grab bars at toilets. |
| • Hang restroom sinks with no vanity underneath, so that persons in wheelchairs can pull up to them. |
| • Avoid low seats and provide arm supports and backrests on chairs. |
| • Apply nonslip finish to tubs and showers. Install grab bars in tubs and showers. |
| • Use both visual and audible emergency warning systems. |
Sources: Based on Brawley, 2006; Johnson, 1992; Siu, 2013.
Text Book: Dimensions of HUMAN BEHAVIOR, PERSON AND ENVIRONMENT Edition 6
ELIZABETH D. HUTCHINSON
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