by Randy Earle | Oct 30, 2016 | Access, Advocacy, Uncategorized, Universal Design
At Seattle Central College, where I’ve worked for the past three years, a few steps separate the main hallway from the Atrium Cafeteria. From there, it’s a straight shot to Seattle Culinary Academy’s One World Café and Square One Bistro. (An important aside: I’m a big...
by Randy Earle | Sep 8, 2016 | Advocacy, Uncategorized, Universal Design
I upended a full-to-brimming bowl of Khao Soi Gai. All that delicious chicken curry and egg noodle and coconut milk and ginger and sprouts and pickled mustard greens and fried shallots. Most of it landed on my lap. Leslie gasped and leaned forward, chopsticks in hand,...
by Randy Earle | Mar 24, 2013 | Access, Uncategorized, Universal Design
I won’t lie. At first, I wasn’t sure how I was going to make it through this day. Working with Architect Carol Sundstrom, Consultant Karen Braitmayer, and Contractor Thomas Jacobson, we signed up for AIA’s Tour of Architects. We all thought it crucial to showcase our...
by Randy Earle | Feb 17, 2013 | Access, Advocacy, Uncategorized, Universal Design
My favorite breakfast place is not around the corner, but an hour away from Seattle’s Pioneer Square–if I catch the right ferry–on Whidbey Island. It’s a must-stop for those infrequently sunny weekends, along with the West Coast’s most...
by Randy Earle | Jan 19, 2013 | Access, Advocacy, Uncategorized, Universal Design
(…well, maybe not all the time…) In this case, I alerted an information center connected to a major public works project about an access issue. There is a substantial step at the entrance to their building. They responded by purchasing a light-weight...
by Randy Earle | Nov 12, 2012 | Uncategorized, Universal Design
Why did Deb Pierce, successful architect, devote her time and energy to compiling a book on accessible homes? It’s a complicated answer. And my response is based on facts and experience and conjecture. Fact: there are millions of people with disabilities in this...
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