Documents Tagged ‘Accessibility’


Accessibility Means You Feel O.K. About Being in a Place

Archive Entry Date: 1986

To legendary disabled playwright Neil Marcus, ramping was only the beginning

A Japanese View of Telegraph Ave

Archive Entry Date: 1986

A Japanese CIL intern compared the US and Japanese experience of disability

Getting There: A Guide to Accessibility for Your Facility

Archive Entry Date: 1979

A quirky accessibility guide demonstrates human-centered design with panache

An Advanced Studio Summer Session

Archive Entry Date: Summer 1979

In Lifchez's ARCH101, students designed accessible structures in real world settings

Wheelchair Ramp Plan for a Private Residence

Archive Entry Date: ca. 1978

To make private housing more accessible, Eric Dibner drew up ramp plans for the greater community

Campus Grounds Accessibility Audit

Archive Entry Date: September 1976

The 1000-page report was the first campus environmental survey of its kind

Map from Identification of Architectural Barriers

Archive Entry Date: September 1976

An environmental audit revealed that virtually all common routes on Berkeley's campus were inaccessible

The Independent Fall 1974

Archive Entry Date: Fall 1974

Four disability rights activists celebrate victory by rolling over an "official" curb cut

Resolution 45,605

Archive Entry Date: 2/13/1973

In a win for the CIL, Berkeley mandated construction on Telegraph Ave's first wheelchair-accessible route

Design for Independent Living

Archive Entry Date: 1979

An overview of this radical design manual and ethnographic study of Berkeley's crip culture

Accessibility Survey of Telegraph Avenue

Archive Entry Date: 6/1984

A remarkable survey of the accessibility of Telegraph's businesses — complete with beautiful illustrations and smart solutions

Architectural Barriers Act

Archive Entry Date: 08/12/1968

A landmark piece of federal access legislation -- though one with big loopholes