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Odegaard Undergraduate Library:

Odegaard Undergraduate Library:. ADA Approved?. Brenna Hesch, Erin Reddish, Katie Carlile, Brandon Rain. ADA Conflictions to Address:. Slick bricks in Red Square Accessible entry Elevator non-compliance Restrooms. Slick Entryway to Odegaard via Red Square:.

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Odegaard Undergraduate Library:

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  1. Odegaard Undergraduate Library: ADA Approved? Brenna Hesch, Erin Reddish, Katie Carlile, Brandon Rain

  2. ADA Conflictions to Address: • Slick bricks in Red Square • Accessible entry • Elevator non-compliance • Restrooms

  3. Slick Entryway to Odegaard via Red Square: • During wet months, Red Square is a traction-free surface • Designed in the 1970s to allow for effective crowd-control against anti-war protesters • As many students can attest to, walking through Red Square in the rain can lead to a fall

  4. Accessible Entry: 34” 32” Movable Obstruction Inoperable with a close fist

  5. Elevator Non-Compliance: • No audible floor indicators • No brail on buttons for 50% of elevators • Intercoms lack Braille, raised lettering, and ability to use without voice communication

  6. Restrooms:Third Floor Men’s 28” • No accessiblity demarcations outside of restroom • 28” for accessible entry • No grab bars behind toilet • Insufficient room for wheelchair use • Not all entrances were marked with Braille

  7. Possible Solutions: • Red Square: Feasibility of change is low, considering mass scale of operation and historic value • Accessibility entry: Requires wider doorways and book aisles • Elevator non-compliance: Braille on all buttons, non-verbal intercom accessibility, auditory signals for floor level • Restrooms: External accessibility demarcations, wider accessible stalls, installation of grab bars posterior to toilet

  8. Conclusions: • It’s not economically feasible to resurface Red Square • Perhaps install a “traction pathway” • Widening entryways is possible, though expensive • Increasing spacing between bookshelves • Making elevators accessible will involve putting on Braille additions (cheap), new intercom design (could be expensive), and auditory signals for floor level (also potentially expensive) • Women’s/Men’s restrooms on the 3rd floor can be made more accessible for little cost

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