Registration Eligibility
Registrants of the ASLA conference
Start Date
10/09/2024
End Date
10/09/2024
Description
Hanson Plaza Court, Gallaudet University, Washington, D.C./ Gallaudet UniversityAttendees will take a field trip to Gallaudet University to conduct a DeafScape audit. The session will emphasize discrepancies between accessible and inaccessible design, and participants will learn about access issues through firsthand experiences shared by Deaf people, including DeafSpace/DeafScape consultants and designers and Gallaudet campus architects.
Includes: all-day metro SmartTrip® pass, audit packet and supplies. Moderate walking.
Location
Washington, D.C., DC
Distance Learning
No
Course Equivalency
No
Subjects
Accessibility / ADA
Health, Safety and Welfare
Yes
Hours
3.0
Learning Outcomes
Understand DeafSpace/DeafScape as it relates to landscape architecture, accessibility, and implications for improvements beyond the Americans with Disabilities Act.
; Learn about the origins of DeafSpace at Gallaudet University and how this methodology has continued to grow in research and practice.
; Understand the effects of accessible and inaccessible designs for the Deaf community, and understand how to conduct a thorough access audit.
; Analyze the implications of design decisions and construction implementations in the field by taking the opportunity to learn directly from Deaf lived experience over assumptions or disability simulations.
Instructors
Alexa Vaughn ; Derrick Behm Josa ; Jeffrey Mansfield
Course Codes
Provider
American Society of Landscape Architects