<div dir="ltr">Cathy<div>Another consideration might be to ask a local physiotherapist and/or occupational therapist to review the plans. Sometimes the Building Code suggestions/ guidelines are fine until you add several corners or doorway in series and then they don't work. Considering the increasing number of electric scooters and wheelchairs that are larger than the simple ones there could be an issue.</div><div><br></div><div>I'm a retired physio with some experience retrofitting older buildings.</div><div><br></div><div>W:)</div><div><br></div><div>Wendy Smylitopoulos</div><div>Greek Heritage project Museum</div><div>Victoria BC</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Feb 21, 2020 at 12:06 PM Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv. <<a href="mailto:bcma@lists.vifa.ca">bcma@lists.vifa.ca</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div lang="EN-CA"><div class="gmail-m_5354077871997580049WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">Hello;<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Revelstoke Museum & Archives is currently working on an Accessibility Needs Analysis. We have a two storey building with wheelchair access to the main floor only. As a first step in improving accessibility, we need to do an analysis of our target audience, their potential accessibility needs, and the goals and objectives of the museum in regards to building accessibility.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Has anyone already gone through this process? I would appreciate any recommendations regarding methodology for gathering information, sources to go to for data, and any other suggestions.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Thank you,<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br>Cathy English, Curator<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Revelstoke Museum & Archives</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">315 First Street West</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">PO Box 1908, Revelstoke, BC V0E 2S0</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Ph: 250-837-3067</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Fax: 250-837-3094</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Email: <a href="mailto:curator@revelstokemuseum.ca" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">curator@revelstokemuseum.ca</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Website: <a href="http://www.revelstokemuseum.ca" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">www.revelstokemuseum.ca</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span><u></u><u></u></p></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>
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