The Ohio State University: College of Arts and Sciences

Mapping Access

Students in English 4591 (“Rhetorics of Illness and Disability”) collaborated to create an Access Guide for Ohio State, focusing on areas used during the Society for Disability Studies Conference. This guide offers information about pathways, elevators, availability of food, lighting / fragrance in campus buildings, and transportation around campus.

“Mapping Access” follows the model developed by Dr. Aimi Hamraie and the Critical Design Lab at Vanderbilt University. Built over time and as a living document, Mapping Access OSU offers insights from the lived experience of students, faculty, and staff who navigate our spaces every day.

Thumbnail of a page of the Access Guide

Thumbnail image from the Mapping Access report for OSU showing a sidewalk with a large cutout for a tree. This image links to the Access Guide in PDF format.

If you would like to learn more about joining the Mapping Access Project, either on behalf of a class you’re teaching or as an individual volunteer, please contact Margaret Price (price.1225@osu.edu).