Is Easy Being Handicapped in Awc?

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Axel Cuevas Nuñez Dr. Samadhi Metta Bexar English 096 Final Paper December 5th, 2011 Is easy being handicapped in AWC? I experience how is to be handicapped or being disabled in AWC. It’s a really challenging task because you think is easy to be handicapped but is not. I tried being in crutches, using a wheelchair, being blind, and carrying a 25lbs box. First I tried the wheelchair, and I realize that the college has lots of pros and cons. The pros were that they’re some buildings that have mechanized doors, so people in wheelchairs just press the button and the door automatically opens. Another good thing I saw was the ramps in some entrances. The cons of being in a wheelchair were that not all the buildings have ramps or mechanized doors not even wide restrooms for people in wheelchairs or carrying big heavy stuff. Then I tried crutches and blindfolded; it wasn’t a big deal being on crutches because you get used to it once you have time with them. The only bad thing was that we don’t have many elevator or ramps in the college. Although being blind was the worst of all, because you can’t see anything on your way, and there’s no signs that shows where things are; in addition the classrooms and the buildings are not marked in braille. After that I tried the 25 pounds weight, and found out that there’s some places were you just can’t pass through because of the tight halls. Finally I came to the conclusion that the college needs more wide places for passing through and more ramps and automatized doors; the college needs an emergency exit in each building and elevators for getting to the second floor of some places like the library or the dorms. Maps and signs are needed too, map that display your position in the college, and signs with the name of the building all around it not just on the main entrance. Last but not least, emergency doors and

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