Alright we got a couple of problems here with this ramp. But really it’s not the ramp itself that’s the problem, it’s where it is and what’s around it. Sure there could be some improvements to the ramp but the slope looks alright, there’s a landing, and the concrete work looks good. However using it to get inside the gas station could prove challenging.
Alright so with this house entrance the brickwork looks amazing.The landscaping looks equally as good and everything works well together. Except that the entrance and sloped paths are described as being wheelchair accessible. Which of course is not entirely accurate.
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Okay, so in the picture above I added the red word “NOT”. Because I wouldn’t say that this house is exactly 100% wheelchair accessible. The house itself is a vacation property rental that claims wheelchair accessibility because of this wooden ramp put in the back. Well there are some safety and accessibility issues here.
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Here we have vacation lodging on the coast of South Africa. A few modifications were made to make the building wheelchair accessible. Which I do applaud them for. However it’s not quite right and could’ve been done better. Starting with the ramped entrance which appears to be concrete poured on top of existing stairs. Which is fine except that at least from this angle the slope is a little too steep. At the top is a nice sized landing for the doors. The bottom of the ramp however leads to gravel. At the least, a concrete pad should be installed for vehicles to pull up to.
This is the picture of a restaurant I went to the other day (Sorry for the blurriness. Didn’t realize it was that blurry till I uploaded the photo). A place I’ve gone to before at another location and this was my first time at this location. The food I will first say is absolutely delicious and fresh. But this is Bad Design Style and the focus here is the entrance to get in. What’s the problem? Well it’s the revolving door which is not wheelchair accessible.
Usually when something is being modified, it is being improved for the better. Not often is it made worse or where things stay the same. Well that’s what we have here with a headslapper of a modification. Making stairs accessible with a ramp … AND STAIRS!
Image: Clarity
For many years now, TTY machines have been use by people who are deaf or hard of hearing to communicate over the phone. This system has an operator that types out messages that appear on a small screen. The operator can also verbally speak messages typed by a user if the other user is of hearing. But many people who still have some hearing don’t use TTYs. This can lead to conversations where misunderstandings or people are asked to repeat lines. Traditionally TTY screens can be hard to read for people that have low vision. For those people a landline telephone by Clarity might be a solution. Their Ensemble captioning phone has an amplified handset and tablet screen that displays large font captioning.
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Tagged bad design, Blind, clarity ensemble, clearcaptions, closed captioning, Deaf, disabilities, elderly, ensemble phone, handicapped, Hard of Hearing, hearing impaired, inclusive design, lan phone, landline, universal design, Visually Impaired
On occasion for my work I will do ADA assessments and look into potential violations. So ever since I started my job, by habit I look for ADA violations or poor planning. The other day I stopped by the grocery store and noticed this while going towards the store. A drainage grate in possibly the worst place possible, at the end of an access aisle for accessible (handicapped) parking spaces. As you can see in the picture below, the grate slots are big enough for the front wheels of a manual wheelchair to fall into.
