Seattle Public Library

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Seattle Public Library

• Group 7
• Holly Siegrist, Angela Staiger,
• Cody Gray, Jade Mahar

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Building Info

• 362,987-square-foot
• opened May 23, 2004.
• steel-and-glass structure.
• parking for about 143 vehicles.
• Its 169.2 million

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Raised Lettering and Braille
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Ramp 46 wide, only 36 required
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Telecommunication Display Device (TDD)
Available For People with Hearing and
Speech Disabilities
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Computers Reserved for Wheelchair Users
Only Low Desk, No Chair
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Work Station within LEAP Disability Services
Center
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4th Avenue Entrance with Clearly-marked Access
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Unlevel Surface (Cracks and Holes) at Threshold
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Raised Lettering as Part of Floor Design
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Desks Inaccessible to People with Wheelchairs or
People of Short Stature
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Chairs 3ft Desks over 3.5ft
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Wheelchair-Accessible Stall has Handle Not
Operable with Closed Fist
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Sink 2 Too Low Mirror 3 Too High
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Suggestions for Improvement

• For front entrance, resurface cement threshold
• For bathroom stall, replace handle
• Bathroom sink and mirror need rearranging
• Take universal design into consideration for
• bumpy floor and bathroom arrangement
• There should be disabled-accessible computers
• on every floor, not just on the 3rd floor