Handicapped accessibility is improved
New renovations strive to make the campus equally accessible to all students
JESSE TROUT
Issue date: 12/8/09 Section: Campus News
Recent construction at the Newtown
campus has made huge
strides toward making the entire
school more handicap accessible.
Various ramps and closer handicapped
parking areas have been
added, and the often 'out-of-order'
elevator has been fixed. This is a
huge step in making this campus
equally accessible to each and
every student.
According to one handicapped
student, there are several areas of
improvement that have not yet
been addressed that could make
this college much more attractive
to other disabled students in
Bucks County.
Shaida Abbas, 21, from Morrisville
had his inspiring story told
in the Nov. 3 issue of the Centurion,
and now he has a few suggestions
for the Bucks personnel
that could make these needed additions.
"I'd like to see various
sporting activities for handicapped
students like wheelchair basketball
or hand-cycling," said Abbas,
who also added, "these additions
would help us enjoy college life
and attract more disabled students."
The lack of campus transportation
for disabled students frustrates
Abbas.
He explains, "as far as I know
there are no buses offered to handicapped
students, but this should
be added for those of us who are
handicapped." Abbas is able to
drive on his own, however he still
strongly feels that transportation
should be offered.
Abbas realizes that while it is
challenging to make every area of
a school handicapped accessible,
Bucks has made a serious attempt
over the past few semesters that he
has been here. In his opinion, the
library and lunch areas are among
the easiest to access on campus,
along with Penn Hall's classrooms.
A problem area he has faced on
the Newtown campus though is
Founder's Hall. Abbas said that,
"the stadium type classrooms are
really bad. They're built like a lecture
hall, and having to sit at the
top of the classroom everyday is
campus has made huge
strides toward making the entire
school more handicap accessible.
Various ramps and closer handicapped
parking areas have been
added, and the often 'out-of-order'
elevator has been fixed. This is a
huge step in making this campus
equally accessible to each and
every student.
According to one handicapped
student, there are several areas of
improvement that have not yet
been addressed that could make
this college much more attractive
to other disabled students in
Bucks County.
Shaida Abbas, 21, from Morrisville
had his inspiring story told
in the Nov. 3 issue of the Centurion,
and now he has a few suggestions
for the Bucks personnel
that could make these needed additions.
"I'd like to see various
sporting activities for handicapped
students like wheelchair basketball
or hand-cycling," said Abbas,
who also added, "these additions
would help us enjoy college life
and attract more disabled students."
The lack of campus transportation
for disabled students frustrates
Abbas.
He explains, "as far as I know
there are no buses offered to handicapped
students, but this should
be added for those of us who are
handicapped." Abbas is able to
drive on his own, however he still
strongly feels that transportation
should be offered.
Abbas realizes that while it is
challenging to make every area of
a school handicapped accessible,
Bucks has made a serious attempt
over the past few semesters that he
has been here. In his opinion, the
library and lunch areas are among
the easiest to access on campus,
along with Penn Hall's classrooms.
A problem area he has faced on
the Newtown campus though is
Founder's Hall. Abbas said that,
"the stadium type classrooms are
really bad. They're built like a lecture
hall, and having to sit at the
top of the classroom everyday is
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