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eXeRcise 2.1: getting started Thinking About Accessibility<br />

objective: To simulate an informati<strong>on</strong>al accessibility barrier<br />

Time: 20 minutes<br />

materials: Paper and pens<br />

1. brainstorm:<br />

As a group, make a list of basic grocery items that a pers<strong>on</strong> in your community might<br />

purchase <strong>on</strong> a day-to-day basis . Write or draw these items <strong>on</strong> separate pieces of paper .<br />

2. simulate:<br />

Split the group into pairs . Have <strong>on</strong>e pers<strong>on</strong> from each pair select <strong>on</strong>e of the pieces of paper <strong>on</strong><br />

which a grocery item is listed . Without speaking, that pers<strong>on</strong> must now communicate what that<br />

item is to his or her partner .<br />

Alternate Versi<strong>on</strong>: Play this like charades where two teams guess what the player is trying to<br />

communicate .<br />

3. discuss:<br />

• How easy was it for participants to communicate the items to their partners?<br />

• Did either pers<strong>on</strong> experience any frustrati<strong>on</strong> during the exercise?<br />

• If so, what was the source of that frustrati<strong>on</strong>?<br />

• What does this exercise illustrate about the barriers to accessibility that people with<br />

disabilities face <strong>on</strong> a daily basis?<br />

PART 2: The c<strong>on</strong>venTi<strong>on</strong> <strong>on</strong> The RighTs of PeRs<strong>on</strong>s wiTh disAbiliTies<br />

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