Accessibility for Disabled at the Johnson Cobbe Building at SAIT
By Xiaofeng Li, Vanessa Morin, Chance Kennedy and Elliott Russell
Introduction
Limited accessibility for the disabled in buildings is a big issue. Lots of buildings have not been changed since construction. In this paper, we will focus on the Johnson Cobbe building at SAIT. We looked around the building and observed potential problems. We have made recommendations for improvements to the Johnson Cobbe building. The ethical principle we used is utilitarianism. Since we observed many problems, we recommend upgrading the Johnson Cobbe building.
Observations
The Johnson Cobbe building is one of the newer buildings at SAIT but still lacks many necessary upgrades for disability access. The first thing we noticed was that the automatic sensor was on the wrong side of the double doors at entrance of the building. As we walked around the …show more content…
In utilitarianism, you aim to maximize the pleasure and minimize the pain for people (Vaughn, 2016). People with disabilities already have to deal with their disability so any effort that we can make to enhance their quality of life is a worthy investment. The only people who may be harmed by this task are those that have limited resources such as money available to give to these efforts. The benefits, however, far outweigh the expenses. SAIT can also take advantage by marketing that their facilities are accommodating to disabled people which increases utility for them.
Conclusion:
After observing the Johnson Cobbe Building, we found many accessibility problems for the disabled. We recommended several upgrades using the Summer 2017 Alberta Government Safety Guide. We used the utilitarian principle to make these suggestions. This will help to produce a more productive, profitable and modern learning
By Xiaofeng Li, Vanessa Morin, Chance Kennedy and Elliott Russell
Introduction
Limited accessibility for the disabled in buildings is a big issue. Lots of buildings have not been changed since construction. In this paper, we will focus on the Johnson Cobbe building at SAIT. We looked around the building and observed potential problems. We have made recommendations for improvements to the Johnson Cobbe building. The ethical principle we used is utilitarianism. Since we observed many problems, we recommend upgrading the Johnson Cobbe building.
Observations
The Johnson Cobbe building is one of the newer buildings at SAIT but still lacks many necessary upgrades for disability access. The first thing we noticed was that the automatic sensor was on the wrong side of the double doors at entrance of the building. As we walked around the …show more content…
In utilitarianism, you aim to maximize the pleasure and minimize the pain for people (Vaughn, 2016). People with disabilities already have to deal with their disability so any effort that we can make to enhance their quality of life is a worthy investment. The only people who may be harmed by this task are those that have limited resources such as money available to give to these efforts. The benefits, however, far outweigh the expenses. SAIT can also take advantage by marketing that their facilities are accommodating to disabled people which increases utility for them.
Conclusion:
After observing the Johnson Cobbe Building, we found many accessibility problems for the disabled. We recommended several upgrades using the Summer 2017 Alberta Government Safety Guide. We used the utilitarian principle to make these suggestions. This will help to produce a more productive, profitable and modern learning