Inaccessible To Physically Disabled People

One of the places I found on campus that is inaccessible to physically disabled people is Memorial Stadium. Above is a photo of an entry to the track and field. Even though the football team does not play in this stadium any more, there are other teams who practice their like the soccer team and our school band. Which is a reason why it should be accessible to disabled people because someone who is in a wheelchair or on crutches might want to watch and listen to the Band practice, but can’t because they are not able to gain access to the track and field in a safe way.
The surface of the steps are nicely made of concrete and has two railings on each side but, the steps were created on a slanted hill. Therefore it is no other way a person with physically disabilities can get around those steps. At the bottom of the steps is a metal wire fence which could be unsafe as well if someone falls all the way down the steps into the fence. During snowy and icy condition the steps and the hill the steps were built on are really dangerous and unsafe for a person with physical disabilities because snow and ice makes …show more content…
But as you begin to way away from the steps the walkway goes from being flat to having a bit of an incline. The incline continues to increase as you walk further away from the steps. Therefore if a person in a wheelchair was rolling down this incline their wheels will start to make the wheelchair move faster. When that person is going up the incline it would be harder for them to push up the incline. Forcing their arms and hands to work hard in order to push themselves upward. If this area near the stairs happened to be icy and snowy as well, this whole area would have to be deemed off limits all together for a person with psychically disability because they would not be able to get past the part of the walkway that’s steep, which would lead them to the part where its flatter and where the steps