Partners

Barrier-free Cleveland was made possible through the generous support of the Cleveland Foundation. The project is a partnership between Kent State University’s Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative (CUDC), DigitalC, and Cleveland State University.

• CUDC focused on urban design strategies, community engagement, and social equity.

• DigitalC led the research into assistive technologies and conducted interviews with residents of the Scranton Castle senior housing complex in the Clark-Fulton neighborhood, a public housing estate that is run by the Cleveland Metropolitan Housing Authority.

• Cleveland State University led the research into smart and accessible parks. CSU also developed a survey to better understand the accessibility needs of older residents and people with disabilities.

• Suzanne Seifert of HRS Consulting conducted individual interviews with people experiencing physical and developmental disabilities, vision and hearing loss, and other mobility challenges, including older residents aging in place in their neighborhoods.

• Maximum Accessible Housing of Ohio and ADA Cleveland offered guidance throughout the process. The Cuyahoga County Board of Developmental Disabilities and ADA Cleveland arranged focus groups so the project team could hear directly from people impacted by neighborhood barriers. MAHO led mobility experiences in Clark-

Fulton and Hough.