SERP399

1. The Progress and Future Universal Design U of A Offers 2007 SERP399

2. Introduction: overview of findings and relevance Universal design-DEF. Interviews conducted for Research- general idea. Purpose of research

3. What is Universal Design

4. Researchers Fall 2007 Instructors: Sue Kroeger, Nick Rattray Kyle Mutz Bunny Sumner Jackie Cimino Jordan Glovsky Ryan Buchholtz Hunter Fattaleh Chris Woods Alberto Guzman Sarah Raskin Dara Sherafat

5. Methodology Preparation for Research -Human subjects approval - Disability-related exercise Qualitative Methods -Semi-structured interview -Mapping Exercise -Thematic Analysis Sampling -Demographics

6. Demographics Number of interviews 24 Female 58 % Male 42 % Students identifying themselves with a disability

7. Demographics continued University of Arizona’s Convenience sample showing distribution of disability Description of disability in research

8. Age distribution of interviewed subjects

9. GIS Maps Positive and Negative areas of campus

10. Results and Data Analysis Finding # 1 Positive feedback Finding #2 Hidden and Visible Design Finding #3 No space is Perfect

11. Finding #1Point out what has worked

12. Finding #1 There are a lot of things that *are* working well, with regard to universal design on UA's campus.  -DRC     -Computer labs     -Highland Commons     -Transfer students say U of A is better than most universities -ILC -Staff and Professors are accommodating

13. Service Dogs “Once in a while there's a student who's allergic to dogs and freaks out and I just try to keep her away from that student but its very rare...I try to limit it to my basic needs so as not to impose her (the interviewee's service dog) on others who may not wish to have her around. Not everybody loves dogs. But for my basic spaces I usually know what they're going to be, scout them before hand, and take her there. I don't really have much trouble”

14. Finding # 2 Area’s of Concern

15. Findings #2 • Hidden and Visible issues with universal design • Visible: Wheelchair ramps, chair lifts………. • Hidden: High curbs, street lighting, crossing the street, flood control

16. Finding #3Typical paths used everyday

17. Finding #3 • Even though many of the buildings around campus demonstrate positive designs in some areas, they also exhibit problems in others • ie. (modern languages, poetry center) • Positive areas: ramps in and out of building • Negative areas: elevators and bathrooms • Interview examples of problem areas.

18. Finding #3 Cont. • Modern languages; One interviewee, a graduate student with a mobility impairment, said that these bathrooms, like many across campus, are "not sufficiently big, so closing the door or maneuvering around in them is almost impossible, or sometimes impossible." • Poetry Center; a recently built building, is meant to be beautiful and creative but in the words of one interviewee, who has a visual impairment, "The glare in the auditorium is so bad that normal people have refused to attend classes."

19. Physical and social barriers Older buildings lacking technological advancements to aid people that identify with a disability. Examples: Bathrooms, elevators, ramps, street coverage. Parking    - Not enough Access Pedestrian traffic Congestion which increases vehicle danger. More lighting -- night v. day Trade-offs b/c light for safety, low-vision        

20. Conclusions and Recommendations (1) UD = aspirations; Reality = negotiation Ex: Policy that is supposed to increase accessibility can create new problems.

21. Conclusions and Recommendations (2) UD approaches should be prioritized by the kinds/degrees of resources required Ex: Revising protocol should be easier to do than adjustments requiring material resources.

22. Conclusions and Recommendations (3) Ongoing advocacy is important, but how? Ex: Documenting experiences of UA community members on blog? What other ideas do youhave for ongoing work toward universal design on the UA campus? What are your questions about the research?