Do Sequoyah Ramps Follow The ADA Guide Lines?

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The objective of this experiment was to determine whether or not the ramps at the Sequoyah High School met the qualifications of the American Disability Act, which is enacted to ensure the safety and protection of disabled people in the United States by taking extra measures in public places, such as installation of ramps In the experiment, one person put the laser at the top of the ramps, making sure it was level. Another person then took a meter stick, and measured where the laser light hit the meter stick at the bottom of the ramps. This helped them determine the height of the ramps. A person then used measuring tape to measure the length of the ramp, or the distance of its hypotenuse. If the ramp had handrails, they determined the width of them. They also measured the height of the ramp. The people took further efforts by measuring the lengths of the base to make sure that the disabled person in question had room to turn around. The people then had to find the measurement of the ramp’s angle using the knowledge they learned in their Trigonometry class.

In this experiment Sequoyah students measured the ramps that are used around the Sequoyah campus to see if the ramps followed the American Disabilities Act requirements. The students used the skills and knowledge they acquired in their Trigonometry class, taught by Mr. Morris.

The Americans with Disabilities Act was passed in 1990 to make sure the civilians with disabilities were not dis favored to the people with no disabilities. It assured equal opportunities for the disabled people. Senator Tom Harkin wrote the bill. While Senator Harkin was conveying his speech he signed most of it in sign language. Tom Harkin’s brother was in the crowd. ...

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...ur test. Mr. Morris took us students around in a wheel chair to show us how hard it is to get up the ramps in a wheel chair. This experiment has taught me that when I see a disabled person trying to get up a ramp that I should offer some assistance because it is sometimes very hard to get up the ramp when in a wheel chair. All of the students had a lot of fun while also learning some safety.

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Retrieved from http://www.guldmann.net/Files/Billeder/GuldmannProdukter/Stepless/Transportable%20ramper/Shared%20files/US/ADA%20Ramp%20Codes_US.pdf

ADA.gov homepage. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.ada.gov/

Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. (n.d.). Retrieved May 7, 2014, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Americans_with_Disabilities_Act_of_1990

Home Page. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.harkin.senate.gov/

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