General Richard B. Myers Hall Case Study

The majority of Kansas State University students are able-bodied. While many of them groan when faced with a steep hill or lots of stairs, they are still capable of making it to their destination. This might not be the case for the disabled demographic on campus. There are many handicap accessible buildings on campus however some locations and entrances are unreachable for the physically handicapped community.
General Richard B. Myers hall is located on the North West side of campus and is one of the older buildings on campus. Paved concrete sidewalks meet at steps leading up to the entrance doors, one large step for the east entrance and two for the west. Just inside of the entrance one immediately is faced with two other sets of stairs, one leading up and the other down. While most of the classrooms in the building are for the military’s use, some are used for classes outside that field such as English 100 and some geology recitations. This means persons outside of the military are going to need access to the rooms on all levels of the building. …show more content…
Myers hall are going to face many obstacles to get to their destination. This could cause a student to miss out on crucial beginning of class information or activities, if that student even makes it to class at all. The same would go, for example, a meeting for a club or organization that could possibly be held in that hall. Disabled individuals wouldn’t be able to attend and then they would miss out on opportunities offered from these groups. The hall is also home to many of the military lounges for the Kansas State Campus. The inaccessibility of these second floor lounges for the disabled community is peculiar when one thinks about those who are wounded and thus handicapped by their service. They would not be able to reach those rooms and therefor miss out on the community and information that is provided inside of those