Introduction to the Campus Access Guide

The maze of a college or university campus the size of the University of California at Berkeley is enough to challenge the most able-bodied person. People with disabilities face the same confusion created by a proliferation of new buildings, unfamiliar landmarks and unknown pathways. However, disabled students, faculty staff and visitors to campus face the additional problems of finding accessible routes, entrances into buildings, elevators, rest rooms and telephones.

This web-served access guide is based on the Campus Access Handbook - originally published in 1990 - a project of the Coordinating Committee for the Removal of Architectural Barriers (CCRAB).


Original funding and support was from the Campus Planning Office, with special thanks for technical advice to Mary Ann Hiserman. This guide is dedicated in her memory.
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FEATURES OF THIS GUIDE
  • Every building sketch has north at the top.
  • The photo view is shown on the sketch by two straight, colored lines.
    (In this example the photo shows the west; the front side of Sproul Hall)
  • Other views may be selected by clicking on responsive text in the sketch.
    (Click on "South" to see the south end of the building - Try it)
  • The dark arrows point to accessible entrances.
    Light arrows show accessible entrances with problems discussed in the text.
    (Click on responsive arrows to see close-ups of those entries - Try it - Some lead to tours)
  • Floor plans, if available, may be seen by clicking on the sketched building.
  • Historical views, if available, may be seen by clicking on the photo.