Accessibility
Training
Accessibility: Universal Design for Byways
Workshop Overview
Is your byway ready for the growing aging and disability market? Are there improvements that can be made along your byway to make the visitor experience better for everyone?
This one day interactive workshop will help you understand the latest trends of universal design for buildings, spaces, outdoor recreation, programs, marketing materials, visitor etiquette and strategic planning. It will also help you understand the economic imperative of ensuring your byways are universally designed. We will address both new construction as well as retrofitting. Come and prepare yourself for the future by learning how to plan more interactive and participatory byways through universal design.
Aims
- To introduce the concept of universal design of byways
- To help with understanding of the importance of universal design to byways
- To provide tools to assist in application of universal design
Objectives
- To understand the principles of universal design
- To increase understanding of the wide variety of individual needs
- To understand the economic, human rights, and safety arguments for universal design
- To learn to practically apply universal design to byways, public spaces, buildings, communities, and outdoor recreation areas to assist in making changes
- To understand and learn to interact with older adults and persons with disabilities
- To understand how to engage the market of older adults and persons with disabilities
- To learn how to strategically plan more universally designed byways
By The End Of The Workshop, Each Participant Should Be Able To…
- Work with designers and builders to create more accessible and universally designed byways
- Understand current issues: why this area is a hot trend
- Identify environmental barriers to the visitor experience
- Understand the effects of aging and disability and the interaction with the built environment
- Understand specific needs of particular population groups
- Have more resources for their tool box and know where to go for more information
Who Should Attend
This workshop is open to anyone involved with byways, including anyone involved in: coordination, administration, planning, maintenance, building or designing, marketing, tourism, economic development, etc.
Length Of Training
Training Modules have been developed that can each stand alone as a presentation or be combined to create a one-hour or two-hour workshop or a one-day or two-day workshop.
Delivery Alternatives
The trainer has a choice of several delivery options ranging from a one-hour presentation to a full day workshop. The curriculum has been developed through a modular approach where each module can stand on its own or be mixed and matched. Exercises can be chosen to suit the presentation and the module. The workshops, involving several modules, have been designed on a building block approach where the best order has been provided. Workshop options also provide flexibility depending upon the setting and the audience. For instance Workshop Option One is designed with eight modules; however, depending upon your time, the audience and the amount of time you want to take for a field trip, more time for in-class exercises, you can choose fewer modules. The various Workshop Options are found later in the Training Guide.
Delivery Options
One Hour
- PowerPoint(s) - One-Hour Overview
- Exercise(s) - One
- On-Site Exploration - No
- Field Trip - No
Two Hours
- PowerPoint(s) - One-Hour Overview
- Exercise(s) - Two
- On-Site Exploration - Yes
- Field Trip - No
One Day Option One
- PowerPoint(s) - All
- Exercises - Few
- On-Site Exploration - No
- Field Trip - Yes
One Day Option Two
- PowerPoint(s) - All
- Exercise(s) - Several
- On-Site Exploration - Yes
- Field Trip - No
One Day Option Three
- PowerPoint(s) - All
- Exercise(s) - Several
- On-Site Exploration - Yes
- Field Trip - No
Two Days
- PowerPoint(s) - All
- Exercise(s) - Most
- On-Site Exploration - Yes
- Field Trip - Yes
Target Population
The workshop is designed for anyone who is involved with byways. It does not provide a great deal of accessibility technical information; however, its conceptual nature is of relevance to anyone involved in administering, managing, planning, or designing byway components.
Training Methods
A variety of training methods are used in this workshop, including:
- Demonstration
- Group discussions
- Trainer presentations
- Hands-on learning
- Structured exercises
- On-site exploration
- Field trip exploration
Contact the Byways Specialist assigned to your State for more information.
1-Hour Overview
- Part 1 (PDF, .txt)
- Part 2 (PDF, .txt)
Module #6 - Evaluating Your Byway
- Part 1 (PDF, .txt)
- Part 2 (PDF, .txt)
- Part 3 (PDF, .txt)
- Part 4 (PDF, .txt)
Sample Activity: Byways Report Card (PDF, .txt)
Case Studies
- Part 1 (PDF, .txt)
- Part 2 (PDF, .txt)
Universal Design for Byways (Webcast)
