Modalities I
Modalities 1120/30, lab and lecture, teach methods of treatment. We learned valuable skills and interventions that will be used in practice. For example, we learned about adaptive equipment, dressing techniques, ADA requirements, splinting, home modifications, energy conservation, joint protection, work simplification, and what it is like to have different disabilities.
Service Learning
For this service learning project we went to a business to evaluate how they are in accordance to the ADA (American's with Disabilities act of 1990) standards. The group I was in chose to go to Zupas. We first had to gain permission from the managers to see if it would be alright for us to come in and assess their compliance to these standards. We explained that we wanted to make suggestions that would help their business to be accessible to everyone; emphasizing the impact it would make for individuals with disabilities.
Once we had permission, my group went to Zupas to see what the experience would be like for someone in a wheelchair. We took note of anything that would be difficult for a person with disabilities. This Includes the amount of lighting, contrast in the room, and ease of access. We accounted for the number of parking stalls to handicap stalls, the location of the parking area, the painted lines of the parking stalls, the handicap parking sign, and the width of the handicap parking stall and loading dock. Inside, we measured the width of the door opening, the space between tables and booths, the height of the drink bar, the bathroom stalls, toilets, and grab bars. It took a lot of work to gather all of the information we needed, but we made it fun along the way.
We took note of all the positives and negatives that we found and wrote a letter to the manager of Zupas. For the most part, Zupas complied to ADA's standards but there were a few things that we thought they could improve on. We went to Zupas a second time to talk with the manager about our findings. They didn't have a handicap button to open their heavy door so it would be hard for a wheelchair user to open it. We suggested they buy and install a handicap button by their door and we gave the manager all of the information on how to do so. The next concern we brought up was that their tables were too close together for a wheelchair to move through. We suggested that if they just take out a few of their two person- side tables, they would be able to spread out the tables that fit more people and a wheelchair will be able to move through without a problem. Our last concern was simple but important. We noticed that the parking stall lines were starting to fade and would be hard for an individual with low vision to use. We said that if they choose to follow these three pieces of advice, their cafe will accommodate for a wider population.
I learned a lot from doing this Business ADA assignment. It helped me become more aware of the struggles that a wheelchair user has to go through on a daily basis because our world isn't accommodated to their needs. I realized just how much we are accommodated to the general population but not the whole population.
Cafe Zupas
11463 South District Main Dr. #500
South Jordan, UT 84095
Phone: (801) 727-7860
Once we had permission, my group went to Zupas to see what the experience would be like for someone in a wheelchair. We took note of anything that would be difficult for a person with disabilities. This Includes the amount of lighting, contrast in the room, and ease of access. We accounted for the number of parking stalls to handicap stalls, the location of the parking area, the painted lines of the parking stalls, the handicap parking sign, and the width of the handicap parking stall and loading dock. Inside, we measured the width of the door opening, the space between tables and booths, the height of the drink bar, the bathroom stalls, toilets, and grab bars. It took a lot of work to gather all of the information we needed, but we made it fun along the way.
We took note of all the positives and negatives that we found and wrote a letter to the manager of Zupas. For the most part, Zupas complied to ADA's standards but there were a few things that we thought they could improve on. We went to Zupas a second time to talk with the manager about our findings. They didn't have a handicap button to open their heavy door so it would be hard for a wheelchair user to open it. We suggested they buy and install a handicap button by their door and we gave the manager all of the information on how to do so. The next concern we brought up was that their tables were too close together for a wheelchair to move through. We suggested that if they just take out a few of their two person- side tables, they would be able to spread out the tables that fit more people and a wheelchair will be able to move through without a problem. Our last concern was simple but important. We noticed that the parking stall lines were starting to fade and would be hard for an individual with low vision to use. We said that if they choose to follow these three pieces of advice, their cafe will accommodate for a wider population.
I learned a lot from doing this Business ADA assignment. It helped me become more aware of the struggles that a wheelchair user has to go through on a daily basis because our world isn't accommodated to their needs. I realized just how much we are accommodated to the general population but not the whole population.
Cafe Zupas
11463 South District Main Dr. #500
South Jordan, UT 84095
Phone: (801) 727-7860
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