We have a shiny new building on our campus. It’s gorgeous, with several conference rooms named for money donors, and a huge glassed-in meeting room. (Other faculty have pointed out that alas, said building isn’t a “LEED-building” meaning that the design lacks certain green/energy-efficient factors.)
What I find annoying about the new building are its access issues. Oh sure, there are the nominal “handicap” bathroom stalls, and brailled room-number plates. But the doors to the regular bathroom stalls swing inward, making one do-si-do around the toilet, and the seating areas in the floor lobbies don’t have any electrical outlets nearby for people to plug in their laptops.
Yet these are minor kvetches; what drives me nuts are Read the rest of this entry »
