ARET 2220 Cox: Wheel Chair Accessibility

Saturday, March 26, 2011

Wheel Chair Accessibility

I would like to incorporate wheel chair accessibility into at least a portion of the bridge design. I found the "Americans with Disabilities Act and Architectural Barriers Act Accessibility Guidelines" home page. There is some in depth rules and guidelines that seem to be in place for new construction in the United States. See the link on the right.

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Xiaoyang JiMarch 28, 2011 at 8:11 PM
Hey Jeremy.
I like your idea. If there is a cross bridge over Columbia, I would walk to university. Here is a picture of pedestrian bridge in China. It has spiral wheel chair accessibility. Hope it will give you some ideas.
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Xiaoyang JiMarch 28, 2011 at 8:17 PM
Sorry, I forgot the link.
http://www.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=http://photo.hlj.net/images/2008-11-03/1225692751319.jpg&imgrefurl=http://news.hlj.net/100312/75000.html&usg=__nDM79t6FSvYDgbpRMvVJF9IzYAk=&h=383&w=524&sz=219&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=Xkn4m39JvlVmzM:&tbnh=125&tbnw=182&ei=KE2RTe_XI4KusAOC7PyuDg&prev=/images%3Fq%3D%25E8%25BF%2587%25E8%25A1%2597%25E5%25A4%25A9%25E6%25A1%25A5%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26hs%3D9T5%26sa%3DN%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26biw%3D1366%26bih%3D665%26tbm%3Disch&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=711&vpy=217&dur=315&hovh=192&hovw=263&tx=156&ty=131&oei=KE2RTe_XI4KusAOC7PyuDg&page=1&ndsp=24&ved=1t:429,r:9,s:0
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Jeremy CoxMarch 28, 2011 at 10:45 PM
Thanks Xiaoyang. I think the wheel chair access will be one of the hardest parts to incorporate considering the limited space and steepness of the site.
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Dale ParkesApril 6, 2011 at 9:54 PM
This should also help: http://www.housing.gov.bc.ca/building/docs/building_access_handbook_2007.pdf
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