Accessible buildings are buildings that are fit to an acceptable degree for persons with any form of impairment. Is your building accessible?

Making a design accessible is a challenge in any design; digital or non-digital. Even websites have accessibility requirements such as alternate texts, font sizes, colours, etc. It's often easier to design believing that all users of our products don't have anything that affects them when using our designs.

I once wrote to you about a man who had gone for registration and was informed that he needed both eyes to complete his registration. That registration product did not obey the rules of universal design for a registration exercise that involved the public. If you haven't read it, do so here.

During my Master's degree, my final year project was to design a Performing Art Center with a focus on accessible buildings. I had to study the various requirements that when utilized effectively, will render a building fit and accessible for persons with any form of impairment. Note that universal designs are accessible designs.

ADA means American with Disabilities Act. It's an international standard document that provides guidelines for designing for accessibility. ADA requires all designers to provide equal access and opportunities to every user, irrespective of limitations.

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