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Document Summary
Moving from tight to open spaces can be exhilarating, experiential: ceiling height changes, floor surface or level changes, color and materials. To develop an appreciation for areas of responsibility that impact design. 2. to introduce the concept of universal design. Ada-americans disability act, universal design, aging in place, ron mace, grab-bars: disability comes in many forms: pregnancy, childhood, arthritis, aging, visually impaired, heart problems, etc. Life activities as defined by the ada: caring for oneself, performing manual tasks, walking, seeing, hearing, speaking, breathing. Code requires a 1 inch per foot rise for ada compliant ramps. The number one reason people must move out of their homes and into nursing homes or assisted living is because their home is not suitable for a wheelchair or walker etc. Turning radius of a person in a wheelchair is 5 feet. Ron mace---single handedly responsible for the advent of ada. 1 football field of forests disappears every 2 seconds.
