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Why Accessibility Is an Operational Advantage for Schools

A classroom setting with several young children seated around a rectangular table. An adult is seated with the children at the table. The adult is holding a tablet device and is pointing toward the screen of another tablet placed on the table in front of one of the children. The children are each holding or using tablet devices. The child at the center of the image is looking down toward the tablet on the table. Another child seated to the right is looking toward the adult who is gesturing. Additional children are partially visible around the edges of the table. The table is light-colored, and the chairs surrounding it are blue. Behind the group, there is a whiteboard and various classroom materials, including shelves, posters, and a storage pocket organizer hanging on the wall. The environment appears well-lit, and the focus is on the interaction around the table and the use of digital devices.

Many schools are currently paying the price for poor design. Bottlenecked corridors, wayfinding changes every September, amplified noise in classrooms, non-compliant restrooms, and poor furniture choices each result in friction for school managers. It shows up as: Lost teaching time during lesson changeovers Staff pulled away from teaching to manage movement and accessibility for certain […]

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