Class-Fashion Design
Required Materials
• Measuring tape or yardstick
• Word processing software
Step 1: Choose a Location
Read all the steps of this activity before you begin it. In this unit, you have learned about the importance of barrier-free design. Now it’s time to find out how much of your world is barrier-free for people who have disabilities. Choose a location to test. This can be within your school, such as your classroom, student bathrooms, the cafeteria, the gym, or a stage. Another option might be a community center or your local library.
Step 2: Research Local Laws
Use the internet to find out which laws apply to public or private buildings in your community, state, region, or country. Find two or three measurements to test. For example, how wide must a doorway to a classroom be to accommodate a wheelchair? How large must a restroom stall be? Where must fire alarms or light switches be placed? What about drinking fountains or sinks?
Step 3: Measure and Record Your Results
Measure the doorway, sink height, or other factors that you have chosen. Record your results and compare them to legal requirements.
Step 4: Report Your Results
Create a short video to send to the building owner (if it is a privately owned building) or to a local government official (if it is a publicly owned building), Describe what you found. Explain why the regulation you chose is necessary. For instance, it doesn’t matter if a bathroom stall can accommodate a wheelchair if the only doorway to the bathroom is too narrow for the person to reach the stall. Using the informal presentation techniques you learned about in this unit, do your best to present your ideas in a professional way.
Class-Fashion Design
Required Materials
• Measuring tape or yardstick
• Word processing software
Step 1: Choose a Location
Read all the steps of this activity before you begin it. In this unit, you have learned about the importance of barrier-free design. Now it’s time to find out how much of your world is barrier-free for people who have disabilities. Choose a location to test. This can be within your school, such as your classroom, student bathrooms, the cafeteria, the gym, or a stage. Another option might be a community center or your local library.
Step 2: Research Local Laws
Use the internet to find out which laws apply to public or private buildings in your community, state, region, or country. Find two or three measurements to test. For example, how wide must a doorway to a classroom be to accommodate a wheelchair? How large must a restroom stall be? Where must fire alarms or light switches be placed? What about drinking fountains or sinks?
Step 3: Measure and Record Your Results
Measure the doorway, sink height, or other factors that you have chosen. Record your results and compare them to legal requirements.
Step 4: Report Your Results
Create a short video to send to the building owner (if it is a privately owned building) or to a local government official (if it is a publicly owned building), Describe what you found. Explain why the regulation you chose is necessary. For instance, it doesn’t matter if a bathroom stall can accommodate a wheelchair if the only doorway to the bathroom is too narrow for the person to reach the stall. Using the informal presentation techniques you learned about in this unit, do your best to present your ideas in a professional way.