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Full ADA Compliance Still Elusive

And even though Adams House is not protected as a historical landmark, Mortimer says any change requires tough choices.

FAS feels bound to develop aesthetically pleasing and technically solid solutions.

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"We could nail some two-by-sixes together, paint it gray, and slap it up against the stairs," Mortimer says. "But we're not going to do that."

Instead, Mortimer asks himself what he considers tough questions.

"You have to say to yourself, 'What piece of architecture would I like to remove from Adams House forever and ever?'" he adds.

Making Concessions

Nowadays, Randall says, advocates for the disabled are increasingly willing to make concessions, given the sacrifices required in meeting every letter of disabilities codes.

"Especially at the beginning of the disabled movement, everybody was like, 'No, it's got to be this way, because we've suffered for so long,'" she said.

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