You will be evaluating the accessibility of several sites for this project.

You will be evaluating the accessibility of several sites for this project. You will be reviewing a location of your choice (grocery store, pharmacy, etc) and a space within your home.

Choose a type of disability (i.e. spina bifida, intellectual disability, multiple sclerosis, traumatic brain injury). Using the checklist below, walk around both locations and take note of any perceived general accessibility barriers, and barriers specific to who may have the disability that you have chosen. You will also need to take at least one picture of each area to include in the appendix section of your paper.

Review and critique your selected locations. Your paper must include the following:

Definition and background information of the disability

Causes

Symptoms

Treatment (if any)

Supports needed (i.e. walker, wheelchair, cane, hearing aids, etc.)

What was accessible? What was not accessible? What needs improvement? What changes can be made to make the area accessible?