Access Denial - Accessible Washroom sign

This video works with the concept of space and perspective. When the viewer stands in the "wrong" location, the graphic looks like patches of colour that don't really resemble much. When the viewer stands in the "correct" location, the image then appears as an almost flat design with a sometimes eerie 3D floating effect. This particular graphic was made with vinyl, paper, tape, and one heck of a late night.

The point of this graphic is to point out the fact the Only accessible washroom in the School of Image Arts at Ryerson University (Toronto, Ontario) is down a flight of stairs. There is no other way to reach said accessible washroom because the elevator, which is too small to fit a wheelchair, is in a classroom that more often than not is locked and only available to a handful of people.

"Access Denial" was a collaborative final thesis project of a 4th year New Media student designed with the intent of developing awareness of how inaccessibility the various man-made structures and facilities are to those who have mobility disabilities, using Ryerson University (Toronto, Canada) as the model. Someone who has a mobility disability, either temporary or long term, may rely on the aid of devices such as wheelchairs, crutches, cane, walkers, motorized scooters to get around, or they have a non-visible mobility disability such as heart conditions or arthritis. Another goal of the project was to prove that even though some facilities may claim to be "accessible", in reality they aren't.
For more information on how you can help make change, please visit www.RyeACCESS.ca

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