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By Barbara Knecht
AIA/Architectural Record Continuing
Education
Instructions
Questions:
LU: 1
1. Accessibility
laws ensure access to designated buildings for all except
which group?
a. People in wheelchairs
b. People who do not speak English
c. People with visual impairments
d. People with hearing impairments
2. Universal design
approaches the design of the built environment with which
group of people in mind?
a. All people
b. People with disabilities
c. Elderly people
d. People with visual and hearing impairments
3. Universal design,
as opposed to basic accessibility compliance, is best described
by which of the following?
a. A model building code
b. A mandate
c. Adaptable design
d. A worldwide movement
4. How many major
laws has the federal government enacted that require public
places to provide access to people with disabilities?
a. One
b. Two
c. Three
d. Four
5. Outstanding
examples of universal design in architecture achieve accessibility
in which way?
a. Segregating the accessible path from the main path
b. Highlighting the design challenge and solution
c. Seamlessly integrating universal design principles into
the building
d. Using blue “handicap accessible” signs
6. A circulation
path qualifies as universal when which occurs?
a. Wheelchair users have an appropriate ramp close to the
stairs
b. All users enter and move along the same path
c. Both elevators and escalators are provided
d. The entrance door is a revolving door
7. Adaptive environment
advocacy organization promotes universal design through all
except which?
a. Education
b. Conferences and awards
c. Technical assistance
d. Promoting minimum code requirements
8. Why is a play
garden good for a children’s rehabilitation hospital?
a. Exercise therapy becomes play in the garden
b. The garden inspires patients to engage in play
c. The variety of activities in the garden challenges the
children
d. All of the above
9. In the Tacoma
Art Museum in Washington, very little signage is needed
for what reason?
a. A rail provides all the necessary information
b. The stairway is the central feature
c. Galleries are located off the circulation ramp
d. Maps are provided for visitors
10. In the Charles
de Gaulle Airport terminal, visitors can find their way using
all the methods except which?
a. A bright yellow rail
b. A rail with instructions in braille
c. Tac dots embedded in the floor
d. A grand processional ramp
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