Design For Easy Access To Buildings By Physically Disabled: Fill & Download for Free

So here’s the thing: in many cases, it’s not that they can’t because they’re not allowed… it’s that they can’t because they don’t have the ability.Some of the other pics in this thread show basic Kwikset keys that have “DO NOT DUPLICATE” on them in big scary letters. That’s nice, I guess. On those ones, you can walk up to one of those “minute key” machines and put it in and they’ll spit out a nice shiny duplicate without you even having to talk to a human being and convince them they should let you get a copy.But, here’s what a “DO NOT DUPLICATE” key looks like in real life:This is an older style Medeco key, straight from my work key ring. (Note that I cropped it because, although they are very hard to duplicate even in person, a determined person could do so from a photo if they wanted to bad enough, so I’m not giving them the opportunity. OpSec!) The notches don’t look that bad from this angle, right? Well, take a look at them straight on:See how the teeth are crooked? Those slanted teeth are impossible for Home Depot or Ace to duplicate. Even some of the cheaper locksmiths can’t do these. The machinery needs to come from the manufacturer, and you can bet that the manufacturer has strict rules on what it allows its locksmiths to do, and what kind of documentation is required. (EDIT: thanks to Scott Welch for pointing out that Medeco controls not just the machinery sales, but the key blanks themselves. So if a locksmith starts passing out dodgy Medeco keys, Medeco revokes their authorization and they can’t cut Medeco keys anymore.)Not good enough? Here’s one of the newer Medeco keys:Note that the other side of this doesn’t just say “DO NOT DUPLICATE” — it says “DO NOT DUP W/O CARD IMPRINT AND SIGNATURE.” In other words, go ahead and duplicate it, but you better have an audit trail so if the cops come, you can’t just say, “Oh, they paid cash, sorry!”And get a load of the crooked teeth on this one!Note that, not only are they crooked, they have a different alignment based on how far down they’re cut. And they’re very precisely machined. These keys won’t even turn in the lock if they’re slightly bent (ask me how I know) — they’re that precise.Here’s the other thing, though… keys are ancient history at this point.Yes, you’ve got the smart locks at home, but more to the point, you’ve got computerized card access systems in a corporate or organizational environment. I’m in charge of the card access system at work. It’s currently on some or all of the exterior doors of 9 of our buildings. We’re currently building a new building that will have it on all publicly accessible interior doors too — the only doors it won’t be on are closets that stay locked all the time anyway.Computerized card access is vastly superior to keys. For one, electronic locks can be unlocked and relocked automatically, en masse or singular, on a schedule or on demand. Exterior doors need to be unlocked at 7am? No problem, the guard won’t miss any if they unlock automatically. Teacher comes in for the day and unlocks her door, but forgets to lock it when she leaves? Set a schedule to automatically lock all doors at 5pm… juuust in case. Teacher locks her keys in the classroom? Unlock it for her, and lock up behind her, from the central security office (or an app on your cell phone). Lockdown for safety reasons? Pulse out a “lock down” command (can even be done automatically when triggering a lockdown) and people can’t even swipe in to get in a room.Two, you’ve got an audit trail for who went in and out. Something goes missing overnight? Check the logs. Dammit, Karen, why’d you steal those office supplies?Three, it’s super easy to grant and revoke access at the click of a mouse. Teacher moves rooms? Take her old room off the card, and put her new one on. Promoted into an administrative position? Give her access to all rooms in the building. Easy. Fired because she stole office supplies? Revoke her access. You don’t even need to get the card back.Which brings up a fourth reason they’re superior: we’ve probably got about two dozen sets of master keys floating around lost. There’s probably a low risk that anyone will know where to use them… which is good, because to replace all the locks around campus to remove that security vulnerability would cost a quarter of a million dollars. If someone with master access loses their card… no big deal! Deactivate it, and print them a new one for $4.At this point, if there’s new commercial or multifamily construction, and it doesn’t have card access on every single publicly-accessible door, the architects and owners are idiots. Sure, it may cost more up front, but the total cost is lower when you consider the cost of cutting keys all the time, and the security benefits are incalculable. And “DO NOT DUPLICATE” is a thing of the past for anyone who goes to card access.EDIT: Well, this answer blew up fast. Either it’s really interesting, or y’all have nothing to do during the COVID-19 quarantines!As a result, the pedantic commenters are coming out of the woodwork. If your comment is one of these, read this first:“DO NOT DUPLICATE doesn’t mean anything!” Okay, you’re the 200th person to say that, because 75% of the comments on this answer say that, and 75% of the other answers also say that. If you just say that, your comment is getting ignored and/or deleted. And it also does mean something on Medeco locks, because Medeco controls the supply of cutting machines and blanks (thanks, Scott Welch!). Only authorized locksmiths can cut new keys. And if a locksmith abuses the privilege/doesn’t follow the rules, they’ll no longer be authorized.“Electronic locks are easy to defeat!” Not always. Our system mainly uses the existing physical door hardware, with either a solenoid to engage the handle, or a pushbar retraction mechanism. If you could break into one of those, great. Otherwise, you’d have to short circuit the locking solenoid — which you also couldn’t do, because the only exterior access to the system is the card reader, which sends the encoded card number back to the controller in the IT closet. Only then will the signal be sent to the solenoid to unlock the door — that wiring is not easily accessible from outside.“Cards can be cloned!” Yes, they absolutely can. But one, it’s pretty hard to do without specialized equipment; two, you have to know that the card that you’re cloning opens doors at a specific address; three, once you get to that address, you only have the (possibly limited) access that the person whose card you cloned has; and four, if you decided to clone your own card before you were fired, your access is just going to be disabled when you’re sacked anyway. So, when you compare the risk of cloning an RFID card to the risk of lost, unreturned, or pickpocketed master keys, they’re still a lot more secure.“If they kidnap you, they can use your fingerprint/retina that way!” Yes, well, one, we’re not talking about biometrics, and two, if there’s a situation where it’s a real risk that someone would kidnap or kill for that express purpose, there are likely other safeguards (multifactor auth with a daily keycode; permanently stationed security guards, etc.). Personally, my employer isn’t too worried about that possibility.“The Lockpicking Lawyer on YouTube could pick these in 2 minutes!” No, he likely couldn’t, because as Jim Spriggs notes (thanks, Jim!), Medeco locks require each pin to be properly positioned before the key is turned. This is next to impossible for a lockpick to do, especially with a key as complex as the new design above. EDIT2: Thanks to Colin Povey for noting that the Lockpicking Lawyer takes 10–15 minutes to do the simplest Medeco locks. The square one up above? Probably a bunch longer.If your comment isn’t one of these five, comment away! If it is, don’t be surprised if it gets deleted.

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Design for sight, smell, and warmth too.Digital Enhancements, Analog Experience.Start simple, stay simple.Build to integrateDon’t do everything that is possible only what is necessaryUsability studies and focus groups are for refinement not for innovation.A feature is not a productThink how, not what.Design for Fingers, not Cursors. Touch targets need to be much larger than for desktop: 8-10mm for tips, 10-14mm for finger pads.Remember physiology and kinesiology. Don't make users do overextensions or repetitive tasks.No gorilla arm. Humans weren't meant to do many tasks with hands up in front of their bodies for long periods of time. Sorry Minority Report.Screen coverage. Fingers are attached to a palm, which can cover the screen while you are trying to do a gesture. Avoid putting essential elements like labels below a control, as it can be obscured by the user's own hand. Place items like menus at the bottom of the screen to avoid this phenomenon.Know the technology. 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Hi,e-Learning domain is very popular nowadays due to Pandemic, as you know all the School, Colleges are closed so each and every person is learning through Online.Similar way the persons who are having any type of disability also want to do learning online. To make them easy we need to make our application/Site accessible. Accessible web sites are preferable for people who are aging who may be losing their eyesight or their hearing or their mobility or their cognition.It is also part of Usability testing that is performed by companies providing mobile app and web application testing services.People with disabilities:1. Mobility impairments (restricted movement or control of arms, hands, and fingers): It refers to any physical disabilities that affect the ability to move, to manipulate objects, and to interact with the physical world2. Visual impairments (blindness, partial sight, and color blindness): It includes the range from low vision to full blindness, where the user cannot use the visual display at all.3. Hearing impairments (deafness and hearing loss): If a person has difficulties detecting sounds or distinguishing auditory information from the background noise.Providing accessibility features in e-Learning aims to ensure that the opportunities offered by the e-Learning a typical example or pattern that is gives guaranteed to everyone, including people with disabilities.We can follow the below points to build an accessible e-Learning environmentUnderstand Section 508 standards and complianceKnow your Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)Understand the types of challenges learners may faceDesign with the end in mindImagine yourself as the learnerThink about fontAvoid drag-and-drop prompts and activitiesEmploy specific navigational wordsUse appropriate labels, headings, alt text, and captions for images and videosKeep an eye out for new technology for accessibilityProvide access to assistanceMeasure your accessibilityI hope the above answer will help you.Thanks,Anand