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The Impossible Project
The Impossible Project
By: Katie Park, Anaya Wells, Cameron Donnelly, Olivia Sipler, and Sierra Vogel
Cultivating Creativity in the K-8 Classroom
Summer 2021
Examples of Non-Inclusive
Seating in Schools
Even desks without attached chairs can be
too low for wheelchairs.
These tables are geared toward more able-bodied students.
Any space hanging off the ends of the table are sometimes
not big enough for a person in a wheelchair to stay there
comfortably.
There are desks designed for people in
wheelchairs that come with a steep price tag.
In comparison:
In comparison, again:
Tables for people in wheelchairs often look like this, which can
physically distance students from their more able-bodied peers.
Why is this important?
Self-Determination
limited participation seldom “best in class”
30” wide
Table
Clamps
Rendering 3
Rendering 4: The table is ADA compliant. As long as the table that the extension attaches to meets the
ADA standards, the extender is compliant because it will be at the same height.
Materials: Budget:
● Lightweight wood or plastic board, ● Per extension from
roughly 30”x 30” third-party vendor:
● 2 spring clamps $175 - $300*
● 3 locking hinges to hold up the
foldable half of the desk ● Each school can
● 3 metal drop leaf supports
request their
● Drill
● Screwdriver needed number of
extensions
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