{"id":149681,"date":"2023-02-02T12:44:25","date_gmt":"2023-02-02T11:44:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=149681"},"modified":"2026-01-20T09:59:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T08:59:23","slug":"the-university-wants-to-learn-from-small-mistakes-in-langevelds-accessibility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2023\/02\/02\/the-university-wants-to-learn-from-small-mistakes-in-langevelds-accessibility\/","title":{"rendered":"The university wants to learn from \u2018small mistakes\u2019 in Langeveld\u2019s accessibility"},"content":{"rendered":"

The university is working on a new policy for more accessible buildings so that people with functional impairments experience less problems. So says the director of Real Estate & Facilities, Marijke Weustink. \u201cFor years, accessibility was not given the attention it required.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The staircase winds in the middle of the room<\/span><\/p>

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In November, there was criticism about the inaccessibility of the newly opened Langeveld building<\/a>. This resulted in a list with 46 points for improvement. Almost three months later, it is time for feedback in a small room in the Sanders building. Opposite four Real Estate & Facilities employees, there are three students and one employee with disabilities, who in recent weeks have posed as a sounding board group. The location of the discussion had to be changed at the last minute because the elevator to the first floor was not working. Once everyone is sitting down, the various points are discussed one by one.<\/p>\n\n\t

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