For many people, walking up and down the stairs is a pretty typical part of life. Whether used as a form of exercise or simply getting to where you need to be, most of us don’t give it a second thought.
However, those steps can feel like a big hurdle for people with disabilities, and that’s where students and staff at Aurora Quest K-8 come in.
Nearly 60 middle school students at Quest helped build stairs compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act for peers at Crossroads Transition Center to help them practice climbing stairs. Crossroads’ services help individuals aged 18 to 21, particularly students with disabilities, move into the post-secondary portion of their lives. Seventh grader Derrell Horton IV knows simple gestures like this encourage equity and can contribute to the well-being of fellow students.
“It was a very nice experience to help with the stairs and make sure everyone has an equal chance to get up (and down) the stairs,” Horton IV said. “Every time we worked on them, we made sure they would be accessible.”
Hats off to the students and staff at Aurora Quest K-8 for their selflessness in supporting the APS family.