September 05, 2005
"Access to Fun " Design Winners Announced
In a followup to the February 14, 2005 story on the design competition for disabled access to amusement park rides, the winners of "Access to Fun" have been announced.
Alexandria, Virginia — The International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA) and the US Access Board announced today the winners of the Access to Fun design project. The Access to Fun contest asked participants to develop design concepts for a device that would facilitate access for persons with mobility impairments into and out of an amusement ride seat that is located below the surface of a loading platform, such as a water flume ride.
The three winning teams are from the University of Kansas School of Engineering. Teams win a monetary award of $5000 for first place, $500 for second place and $200 for third place. The first place team will also be provided with funding to construct a mock-up of its design that will be showcased at the IAAPA Attractions Expo 2005 Annual Conference and Trade Show being held at the Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, Ga., November 14-19, 2005.
“While we do not endorse or approve these proposals as the only solution to disabled access to amusement park rides, we hope this exercise has stimulated a train of thought on a design to enable individuals with limitations to use more amusement park rides,” said J. Clark Robinson, IAAPA President and CEO. “Each of these teams demonstrates great ingenuity.”
Source:
http://www.e-kmi.com/FYI/080805/081205_fyi_Amusement.htm
Posted by rollingrains at September 5, 2005 05:42 PM