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Direct linkAnderson, Richard W., Jr.; Coons, Maggie – New Directions for Higher Education, 1979
Accessibility requires consideration of the needs of various building occupants, and necessitates matching places to people, instead of requiring people to overcome barriers. Cost effective approaches to making campus facilities accessible, including mobility needs surveys and the utilization of handicapped consumers, are discussed. (Author/JMD)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Architectural Barriers, Campus Planning, Cost Effectiveness
Associated Educational Consultants, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA. – 1978
A study was conducted to (1) identify what structural changes need to be made to existing buildings in order to make vocational programs accessible to handicapped persons in Pennsylvania and (2) determine the costs of making required structural modifications. Ten persons who were either handicapped or who were associated with programs designed for…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Building Conversion, Community Colleges, Cost Estimates
Coons, Maggie, Ed.; Milner, Margaret, Ed. – 1978
This book was developed to help administrators meet the challenge of compliance with the regulations implementing Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. All colleges, universities, and other organizations that are funded by the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW) have until June 3, 1980, to make structural modifications…
Descriptors: Architectural Barriers, Campus Planning, Civil Rights, College Programs
