Physical Accessibility

Physical Environment Accessibility Priorities

1. Continued improvements towards an accessible travel grid, 84% complete as of Fall 2025.
2. Continued focus on the Community Hall Slope over the next 10+ years. The first phase around Furman Hall and the Pharmacy Building was completed in 2022.
3. Renovation of older Corvallis campus facilities.
4. Expansion of OSU-Cascades, with a focus on accessibility.
5. Continued development of a fully accessible online map of all campus sites with detailed accessibility information.

Elements Constructed To Improve Accessibility (Figure 18)

*Full calendar years

Corvallis Campus Barrier Remediation

Beginning in 2012, OSU has prioritized completion of an Accessible Travel Grid (ATG) that ensures a continuous fully accessible path of travel throughout campus for our disabled community. We also continuously address barriers through construction projects and other opportunities.

The ATG intends to ensure all bus stops, all accessible parking spaces, and prioritized pathways and sidewalks connect to every accessible building entrance.

Figures 19-20 indicate the accessibility barriers identified in 2012 for all of campus (5063), and the subset of prioritized barriers on the ATG (1140). Barriers generally consist of slopes that are too steep on pathways, sidewalks, parking spaces, and ramps, and other barriers at curb ramps, building entrances, and other external elements.

All Documented Barriers (Figure 19)

ATG Prioritized Barriers - Subset of All (Figure 20)

Remaining barriers do not account for upcoming projects until those projects have remedied the barriers. Many upcoming projects will continue to increase the percent of barriers addressed. As of publication, the ATG is 84% complete, and is on schedule to be 86% complete after current projects finish.