1. Odegaard Undergraduate Library:
ADA Approved?
Brenna Hesch, Erin Reddish, Katie Carlile, Brandon Rain

2. ADA Conflictions to Address:
Slick bricks in Red Square
Accessible entry
Elevator non-compliance
Restrooms

3. Slick Entryway to Odegaard via Red Square:
During wet months, Red Square is a traction-free surface
Designed in the 1970s to allow for effective crowd-control against anti-war protesters
As many students can attest to, walking through Red Square in the rain can lead to a fall

4. Inoperable with a close fist
Accessible Entry:
34”
Movable Obstruction
32”
Inoperable with a close fist

5. Elevator Non-Compliance:
No audible floor indicators
No brail on buttons for 50% of elevators
Intercoms lack Braille, raised lettering, and ability to use without voice communication

6. Restrooms: Third Floor Men’s
28”
No accessiblity demarcations outside of restroom
28” for accessible entry
No grab bars behind toilet
Insufficient room for wheelchair use
Not all entrances were marked with Braille

7. Possible Solutions:
Red Square: Feasibility of change is low, considering mass scale of operation and historic value
Accessibility entry: Requires wider doorways and book aisles
Elevator non-compliance: Braille on all buttons, non-verbal intercom accessibility, auditory signals for floor level
Restrooms: External accessibility demarcations, wider accessible stalls, installation of grab bars posterior to toilet

8. Conclusions: It’s not economically feasible to resurface Red Square
Perhaps install a “traction pathway”
Widening entryways is possible, though expensive
Increasing spacing between bookshelves
Making elevators accessible will involve putting on Braille additions (cheap), new intercom design (could be expensive), and auditory signals for floor level (also potentially expensive)
Women’s/Men’s restrooms on the 3rd floor can be made more accessible for little cost