Architecture students explore design solutions during Accessibility Awareness Day | News | Notre Dame News | University of Notre Dame Skip To Content Skip To Navigation Skip To Search University of Notre Dame Notre Dame News Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Home Contact Search Menu Home › News › Architecture students explore design solutions during Accessibility Awareness Day Architecture students explore design solutions during Accessibility Awareness Day Published: September 01, 2015 Author: Michael O. Garvey Several students of the University of Notre Dame’s School of Architecture will experience firsthand the challenges confronting people with disabilities in daily campus life, during the University’s eighth Accessibility Awareness Day on Friday (Sept. 4). Sponsored annually at the beginning of the fall semester by the School of Architecture, in conjunction with the Office of the University Architect and Disability Services, the event is designed to raise awareness of the challenges faced by people with physical disabilities and to make architecture students more aware of the many facets of accessible design in ordinary student life at Notre Dame. According to John Mellor, associate professor of the practice in architecture and coordinator of the 2015 Accessibility Awareness Day, fourth-year and graduate architecture students will meet at 8 a.m. Friday in Room 104 of Bond Hall, where they will be organized into groups and issued devices such as wheelchairs and blindfolds to help simulate life with a disability. “The students will then spend the morning on campus experiencing Notre Dame from a point of view they have not yet been exposed to, including attending classes, visiting the dining hall, crossing the quads and using restrooms,” Mellor said. “We will ask them to take notes and use their phones to photograph and document their experiences throughout the morning.” The students will regather at 1:15 p.m. in 104 Bond Hall for a conversation on their experiences over the course of the morning. They also will hear short presentations by Mellor and Kim Rollings, assistant professor of architecture, on accessibility and building codes, and the idea of universal design. Chris Hartz, an architect from Alliance Architects of South Bend, will talk about accessibility from the professional point of view. The event will conclude with a roundtable discussion including Mellor; Rollings; Scott Howland, coordinator of Disability Services; and Pamela James of the University Architect’s Office. Contact: Mary Beth Zachariades, School of Architecture, 574-631-5720, mb.zachariades@nd.edu Posted In: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Home Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Related September 30, 2022 New prison education initiative joins Center for Social Concerns September 29, 2022 ACE program prepares educators for next generation of linguistically diverse students September 28, 2022 Tyson Yunkaporta, Indigenous Australian scholar and Nasr Book Prize winner, to visit campus September 27, 2022 Alpha Phi Alpha president to be featured ‘fireside chat’ guest September 20, 2022 Merit-based leadership scholars program works to support and empower Latino communities For the Media Contact Office of Public Affairs and Communications Notre Dame News 500 Grace Hall Notre Dame, IN 46556 USA Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Pinterest © 2022 University of Notre Dame Search Mobile App News Events Visit Accessibility Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube LinkedIn