Handout: Examples of Perceived Barriers and Alternatives
Perceived Barrier
Putting an accessibility ramp on a
building destroys its architectural
integrity, and makes it ugly.
Alternative
Ramps can be beautiful.
This picture of Robson Square, Vancouver,
shows a graceful ramp and steps integrated
together.
For more beautiful examples, see:
8 Amazing Examples of Ramps Blended
Into Stairs, Twisted Sifter, available at
twistedsifter.com/2012/06/ramps-blendedand-integrated-into-stairs/
People who are hard of hearing need
to sit up front.
Hearing loops can allow people anywhere
in the congregation to hear because sound
is broadcast directly to hearing aids.
A person who:
Meetings can be held in a different place
where there is physical accessibility.

uses a wheelchair, or

is uncomfortable in confined
spaces

couldn’t be considered to serve
on the committee on ministry
because it meets in the minister’s
office, which isn’t accessible.