This spring, the University of Washington began the process of developing a new comprehensive built environment accessibility improvement plan for each campus. This will be accomplished through phases and aspects that will be ongoing for years to come, but work has been begun to identify and inventory campus points of entry and other early phases of assessment. All the work collected and inventoried will ultimately inform the creation of an updated ADA Transition Plan that will lead to improving these areas, as needed, over time. For more information on this project check out our information on the web: www.uw.edu/ada/transition-plan
The process will begin with assessing the physical sites and facilities of the Bothell, Seattle and Tacoma campuses using the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design. The current survey and assessment phase is focused on exterior facilities, including:
• accessible paths of travel
• parking
• transportation
• exterior signage, and,
• estimated cost ranges for the improvements recommended
Please share this updated invite with your communities of student employees, staff, faculty, alumni, etc. so they can share consider sharing feedback either in person or online.
Feedback Options for Seattle Campus*:
· May 28th 3:30-5pm — HUB 337
· May 29th 2-4pm — Alder 107
· Seattle Campus Survey online and open for feedback (closes June 12th)
If you have specific questions on the assessment project you can contact:
JULIE BLAKESLEE, AICP
University Environmental and Land Use Planner
UW Facilities Asset Management
206.543.2425 (Voice & Relay)
jblakesl@uw.edu
*Health Sciences will have a Summer 2019 open house and Tacoma will later into fall (Bothell’s has already occurred).