Tea With Taz
Listen as Taz L Khatri interviews industry experts on the local architecture in Arizona
Displaying 2 items of Tea With Taz with the tag "accessibility".
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Episode 35: The Crucial Aspect of Accessibility that is missing in the Americans with Disabilities Act
April 22nd, 2026 | 42 mins 46 secs
accessibility, ada, architecture, maegan blau
Phoenix-based Interior Designer Maegan Blau tells us about accessible design from her perspective as a wheelchair user. She tells us what's missing in the American with Disabilities Act and how the accessibility law needs to keep evolving to address more real-life situations. She explains the difference between accessible design on paper versus accessibility in real life.
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Episode 19: A Wheelchair User gives her Unique Perspective on the Challenges of Navigating the Built Environment
May 15th, 2024 | 49 mins 41 secs
accessibility, architecture
Jennifer Longdon, a community leader, a former state legislator and an accessibility activist, has been using a wheel chair since a shooting in 2004 left her paralyzed from the chest down. She gives us her unique perspective on what it's really like to live in her historic house and to go out and use public buildings, streets and sidewalks while using a wheelchair.