Designing ADA for Independent Living
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Category
Studio-Community, Perspectives, Innovation -
Posted By
Cindy McLoed -
Posted On
Jul 31, 2018
The Erskine Green Training Institute and Courtyard by Marriott – Muncie developed under the dream of The Arc of Indiana with the helpful insights from Self-Advocates of Indiana. This hotel and training institute is now a place where individuals with disabilities can gain post-secondary education in an immersive learning environment. The students stay in the hotel for the duration of their program as well.
Throughout this project’s process, we understood that every aspect of this unique hotel would need to be designed with ADA requirements at the forefront. The magazine below gives a detailed look at design decisions and code requirements for projects such as this: