what make the entrance inaccessible?
Hamilton Holmes is one of the freshman resident halls on Emory university campus. Students need to pass the door everyday to go to the class or attend campus activities. The picture is the main entrance of Hamilton Holmes. The video on the right shows how to open the entrance from outside in order
to get into the building. This is very inconvenient because there is no automatic open button outside the building. One can only swipes his card to unlock the door, but he has to exert amount of force on the handle to pull and open the door. Therefore, it is very inaccessible for wheelchair users or people who do not have enough force to open the door. It is even very inconvenience for students without disabilities when their hands are full with other stuff. (Li, Xinyi) |
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However, the door does contain some apparatus for people with disabilities. Out side the door, there is a ramp for the wheelchair user because they cannot use the stairs. The picture on the right shows an automatic door button inside the building on the right side close to the door. The picture shows the design of the button and the video displays the function of the door. It is shown in the video that the button is a bit far from the door. After tested, one only needs to exert small amount of force on it and the door will be open for less than 10 seconds. Nevertheless, this amount of time is not only not enough for wheelchair user or other people with disabilities to pass through the door, but also can even be dangerous. After detail study about the main entrance, it can be claimed that this entrance is not very accessible for people with disabilities. Worse still, this tiny inconvenience can lead to huge inaccessibility in other parts of lives of students with disabilities. Click on the button below to go to next page.(Li,Xinyi) |
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