First year Geography students have recently been putting their fieldwork skills to the test by auditing disabled access in Northampton town centre.
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| Thinking about possible barriers to access |
The exercise is part of a series of classes on 'geographies of disabilities', which aims to help students to think critically about the ways in which people encounter everyday spaces.
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| Learning how to measure slope angles. |
The students reviewed various spaces in the town centre, comparing a range of measurements (e.g. slope angle, width of paths) and observations (e.g. colour contrast) with published guidance on accessibility.
