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Barrier Free Flagstaff proposes "Accessibility Expeditions" to train officials and assess public spaces
Summary
A citizens group led by Sean Kugler presented an Accessibility Expeditions framework to City Council, proposing guided site walks that include people with disabilities, trained facilitators, task-based assessments and public debriefs to identify and prioritize accessibility fixes and cultural shifts.
A citizens group called Barrier Free Flagstaff presented an Accessibility Expeditions program to the City Council on April 22, proposing a community-based, task-focused approach to evaluate public spaces’ accessibility and to train leaders and decision-makers in universal-design principles.
Presenter Sean Kugler said Accessibility Expeditions are designed to ‘‘move beyond problematic simulations’’ and center people with disabilities in the assessment process. The framework calls for mixed teams…
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