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1.1. What is a Barrier?
     
   
A barrier is the obstacle that restricts free communication and/or passage.
 
       
   

There are many different kinds of barriers. The following are examples of barriers that can be found alone or combined with others:


:: A natural barrier is a geographical accident that blocks or restricts your passage, such as a river, a chain of mountains or a cliff.



:: A communication barrier is anything that hinders communication between persons and emission or reception of messages, such as someone speaking on the phone in a different language.



:: An architectural barrier is an obstacle that restricts access to and use of an area and its facilities.


 
       
   
In this project we are going to deal with
architectural and communication barriers.
 
       
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