It is time to go to the "outside world". Taking advantage of your expertise as a technician in the search for barriers, proved in Final Task 1, now you have the opportunity to use your knowledge to check some public buildings and see how accessible they are!

Visit the following pages and read the information carefully:

:: Webquest General Information Page: here you will find useful hints to facilitate your task and improve the final outcome of your project.

:: Final Task 2 Evaluation Sheet: here you will find how you are going to be rated.

:: Chart 1: Survey of Accessibility to Public Buildings
:: A map of the building (if it is possible)
:: A digital camera
:: A video camera
:: A wheelchair
:: A large scarf and a stick

:: Make groups of 8 consisting of:
1 "technician" expert on entrance, doors, stairs and ramps.
1 "technician" expert on floors, corridors and lifts.
1 "technician" expert on signs, signals, alarms and fire extinguishers.
1 "technician" expert on toilets and accessibility to the entire building.
2 "artists", who mark on the map of the school the points checked and the problems detected. They also take photos or film the activities.
2 "actors" (who move about in a wheelchair or blindfolded) to verify the accessibility to the building selected.

:: Select a few buildings (about 3) located in the central area of your town and not far from each other, so that you can visit them easily.

:: These buildings can be: the Town Hall, the Post Office, the Public Library, another school, etc.

:: Start from outside and go through every point marked on Chart 1.

:: Take down notes of all the elements that block your access to the building.

:: Once you have all the information, meet as a group to analyse your findings, discuss your conclusions and develop your presentation.

:: You may also want to discuss and interchange information with the other groups.

:: Make a poster or a PowerPoint final presentation.

:: Your presentation should include the following information:
a) Name, address, activity/type of building and date of building.
b) A photo of the building.
c) Name of every person in the group and date of survey.
d) A photo of the group.
e) A brief comment on every point checked.
f) You may want to include some significant photos to illustrate your comment.
g) Total score obtained by your school and the category awarded (accessible, accessible with difficulty or not accessible).

:: A map of the building where you have painted the different areas checked according to the following colour code:
:: Accessible: green
:: Accessible with difficulty: yellow (or orange)
:: Not accessible: red

:: A video of the activity

:: Make an oral presentation to your class. It should include an account of your experience and your conclusions.

:: Your presentation should be conducted in English.

:: As a group, choose the best presentation and display it in a visible place.

:: Complete Final Task 2 Evaluation Sheet and give it to your teacher.

Now you should feel very proud because you have been able to use your knowledge on barriers to survey the buildings of your town.

Congratulations!

:: You may want to invite your headmaster/mistress/parents/other groups to your presentation or you may want to organize an extra presentation for them.

:: You may want to include useful suggestions on how to improve accessibility to these public buildings.

:: You can send your conclusions to the director of these buildings.

:: You can also send your conclusions to the local newspaper.