Audio File:
Interview Topics:
- Sim’s career at UT Arlington and growing awareness of accessibility issues
- Accessibility challenges posed by UT Arlington’s physical plant
- Prioritizing fully functional buildings versus fully compliant buildings
- Carpentry Shop Supervisor Billy Bates’ role in improving accessibility at UT Arlington
- State and federal requirements regarding accessibility
- Jim Hayes’s impact on how Facilities approached improving accessibility
- UTA’s funding and culture regarding accessibility
- Why did UTA become a pioneer in disability accessibility in Texas?
- Process of requesting state funding for improving accessibility
- ADA transition plans for Facilities; recordkeeping in Facilities
- UTA’s impact on accessibility at other schools
- Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act of 2008 and expanding definitions of disability
- Origins of the walls in front of some buildings’ ramps at UT Arlington
- Accessibility challenges posed by ramps and parking lots
Transcription:
Interviewee:
Sims, Bryan (biography)
Keywords:
Accessibility, Advocacy, United States. Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Architectural Barriers Act of 1968, Texas Accessibility Standards, Architecture, Parking lots, Restrooms, Ramps, United States. Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008, Oral history or histories, Interview, Interviews, Oral history, Oral histories, Transcript, Transcripts, Registered Accessibility Specialist
Places:
Organizations:
Arlington Handicapped Association (Tex.), Helping Restore Ability, University of Texas System. Board of Regents, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, University of Texas at Arlington. Division for Enterprise Development, University of Texas at Arlington. Handicapped Students' Association, University of Texas at Arlington. Library, University of Texas at Arlington. Office of Environmental Health and Safety, University of Texas at Arlington. Office of Facilities Management, Texas. Department of Transportation
Interview Date:
2015-08-12
Interview Location:
Arlington (Tex.)
Interviewer:
Rose, Sarah and Engel, Trevor
Length:
01:04:07
Transcriptionist:
Sheridan, Nichole
Transcription Date:
2016-07-06
Collection:
Identifier:
20007370
Publisher:
UT Arlington Libraries
Rights:
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Rights Holder:
University of Texas at Arlington Libraries, Special Collections
License:
Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)
