This photo was taken on March 29, 2025. Depicted in the image are four mailboxes located at 7805 Dallas Drive. While only being around four and a half feet tall, it is accessible for wheelchair users or those who are vertically challenged. For anyone who has a lack of mobility, the mail is no more…
These are both of my designs for my location of choice.
Cut outs in curbs allow for anyone in a wheelchair, or anyone using wheels to have an easier time accessing the sidewalk. In crosswalks, they allow for visually impaired people who use a cane to know when the sidewalk stops without walking into the road.
Bus stop outside East Village entrance. Photo taken: March 28th, 2025. Taken at 705 McGill Rd. This is a photo showing the bus stop with a bench at the entrance of the East Village residency. As you can see, it is close to the dorms. However, the path from the entrance that leads to the…
The front entrances to North Tower are accessible for everyone, and it even has an accessible way to open the doors. And the elevators are also a universal design as they are an appropriate and sufficient way to navigate the building, and also maintain accessibility for everyone. The elevators ease the pain and significantly increase…
The only universal design comes from the basement levels of each building; the rest of the stories are then inaccessible due to steep cement stairs. Creating a divide between people with disabilities and those without. Within the basement suites, you can find hallways that can easily fit a wheelchair, and each building has an accessibility…
As pictured, this is the parking lot in front of Interior Savings, located in Downtown Kamloops. This is a prime example of universal design. There are parking spaces for those with mobility impairments, made bigger for extra room to get out. There is also a designed walkway leading up to a little ramp to get…
This roundabout crosswalk supports universal design, due to its crosswalks encouraging accessibility to those visually impaired by providing those with visual impairment to easily cross the truncated domes or tactile paving on crosswalks and sidewalks. The visual contrast helps those with colour impairments to have proper contrast to be able to recognize and identify potentially…