Internationally-acclaimed Universal Design and Inclusive Mobility expert Heidi Johnson-Wright was to deliver her 10th annual lecture on access far beyond the ADA.
The always-packed
lecture, slated to take place at 1 p.m. today (Monday March 16) Glasgow Hall at the
University of Miami School of Architecture, has been postponed.
Some golden
quotes from Johnson-Wright, who was a featured presenter at the national AIA
conference in 2018:
Just
because it’s ramped doesn’t make it accessible.
RULE OF
THUMB: If a ramp is so steep you have trouble walking up it, then it’s probably
not compliant.
Lifts are
permitted to provide vertical accessibility in alterations, but should be
avoided, if at all possible. They
frequently break down, and are thus notoriously unreliable. They typically
require a key to operate – a key that no one can find. Ramps are almost
always a better solution.
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