Final - Jess Daninhirsch

ACCESSIBILITY (OR, LACK THEREOF) ON CAMPUS

A sign indicates a wheelchair accessible entrance around the back of J.M. Patterson Hall on April 15, 2023. (Jess Daninhirsch)

 MEET HEATHER AND MATTHEW: Two students who use accessibility services on campus

Matthew Nolte (left) and Heather Neisser pose for a portrait on McKeldin Mall on April 15, 2023. (Jess Daninhirsch)

Matthew Nolte gets breakfast from Yahentamitsi Dining Hall on April 15, 2023. (Jess Daninhirsch)

Heather Neisser uses tongs to get food at Yahentamitsi Dining Hall on April 15, 2023. (Jess Daninhirsch)

Heather Neisser (left) and Matthew Nolte eat breakfast at Yahentamitsi Dining Hall on April 15, 2023. (Jess Daninhirsch)

Matthew Nolte (left) and Heather Neisser pose for a portrait on the steps outside Yahentamitsi Dining Hall on April 15, 2023. (Jess Daninhirsch)

Matthew Nolte uses the only accessible entrance to La Plata Hall, where Heather Neisser lives, on April 15, 2023. (Jess Daninhirsch)

A chipped accessible door button sits on a wall in the basement of La Plata Hall on April 15, 2023. (Jess Daninhirsch)

Matthew Nolte rests his hand on the joystick that controls his wheelchair in Yahentamitsi Dining Hall on May 4, 2023. (Jess Daninhirsch)

Matthew Nolte holds his therapy cat Pepper in his room on May 4, 2023. (Jess Daninhirsch)

Punkin the therapy cat poses for a portrait on Matthew Nolte's bed on May 4, 2023. (Jess Daninhirsch)

Matthew Nolte gestures to an inadequate curb drop on Campus Drive, outside SECU Stadium, on April 15, 2023. (Jess Daninhirsch)

Heather Neisser (left) and Matthew Nolte pose in front of H. J. Patterson Hall, which is one of the oldest and most inaccessible buildings on campus, on April 15, 2023. (Jess Daninhirsch)

An "ADA compliant" doorway on the side of H. J. Patterson Hall has no way for a wheelchair user to access it on April 15, 2023. (Jess Daninhirsch)

Matthew Nolte (left) and Heather Neisser laugh about the inaccessible front entrance to J. M. Patterson Hall on April 15, 2023.

The only accessible entrance to J. M. Patterson Hall sits around the back of the building near a dumpster on April 15, 2023. (Jess Daninhirsch)

Matthew Nolte looks down at a curb without a curb drop by the entrance of Regents Drive Garage on April 15, 2023. (Jess Daninhirsch)

Matthew Nolte goes up the hill and avoids construction alongside Campus Drive, next to H. J. Patterson Hall on April 15, 2023. (Jess Daninhirsch)

Matthew Nolte calls to his friend on McKeldin Mall from the top of the stairs on April 15, 2023. (Jess Daninhirsch)

A Veo scooter blocks the only curb drop on this sidewalk outside Bob "Turtle" Smith Stadium on April 15, 2023. (Jess Daninhirsch)

Heather Neisser (left) and Matthew Nolte pose for a portrait on an uneven sidewalk alongside Stadium Drive on April 15, 2023. (Jess Daninhirsch)

Heather Neisser stands for a portrait on McKeldin Mall on April 15, 2023. (Jess Daninhirsch)

Matthew Nolte poses for a portrait on McKeldin Mall on April 15, 2023. (Jess Daninhirsch)