[K12OSN] Room Layout

[Todd O'Bryan]

I don't know the details, but I don't think you have to provide access
to all seats in a classroom/theater/whatever, just access. As long as
you leave wheelchair access on the floor level (with some way to get a
wheelchair up to a monitor and to a writing surface), you should be able
to comply. We host our county Deaf/Hard of Hearing group, as well as the
physically disabled group, so it's not unusual to have a class with two
wheelchair-bound kids and a Deaf kid or two (with interpreter). Needless
to say, some classes aren't big enough for that, even without risers.

I am, however, completely ignorant of relevant code, so do not make any
decisions without consulting a contractor/architect/attorney with
relevant expertise. :-)

Todd

On Wed, 2006-10-25 at 12:17 -0400, Accessys at smart.net wrote:
> Think VERY carefully before designing or building a layout like this for
> compliance with the ADA and IDEA laws.  it could work but you would need
> to be very aware of the legal constraints.
> 
> Bob
> 
> 
> 
> On Wed, 25 Oct 2006, Todd O'Bryan wrote:
> 
> >
> > Someone described the layout below on the AP Computer Science list a few
> > years ago and I've been salivating ever since. If you have a parent
> > who's a contractor, you could probably do it in a long weekend.
> >
> > Put the students on risers, the lowest in the front, highest in the
> > back, in the fashion of a lecture hall. Place the computers on the back
> > of each riser so that when the teacher is at the front of the room, s/he
> > can see all students' monitors. Now for the cool part. When students
> > turn to the front of the room, provide a table which overhangs the
> > computers on the riser in front of them. They can use this for taking
> > notes when the teacher lectures. The advantage is obvious. You can teach
> > something, with all of them facing the front of the room, a note-taking
> > surface easily available, and then have them turn around and immediately
> > try what you just taught. Switching from lecture to lab only takes long
> > enough for the students to swivel their chairs.
> >
> > Alas, given the custom carpentry involved, it's probably a dream.
> >
> > Todd
> >
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