Studio Pacifica

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accessibility consulting + education for inclusion

White text on a faded black background reads, "Sound Theatre Company presents Illuminate 2026: Disability Performance in the Spotlight."
White text on a grey overlay appears over the disability pride flag and reads "Celebrating Disability Pride Month, Disability Pride Flag Raising Ceremony, Tuesday, July 7."
Black text on a light cyan background reads, "Nothing About Us Without Us: Empowering Inclusive Design. This session will feature a successful, highly effective, and nationally recognized accessibility and inclusion team that uses legislation as a baseline but goes beyond to explore new possibilities for a more accessible built environment. Join us to discover how you can strengthen your creative and inclusive design muscles. Learning Objectives. 1. Evaluate the lens through which you see the world and how you can learn from and understand the differing experiences of others. 2. Learn how to build project input and feedback networks/loops that widen designers' perspectives, gather meaningful community feedback, and minimize inherent biases."
Black text over a colorized photo of palm trees reads, "AIA26, San Diego, June 10-13, Register now"
Black text on white background reads, "Challenging Barriers: Architects with Disabilities Share Their Lived Experience, Jun 01, 2026."
White text on an orange background. "You can't solve for accessibility. You have to solve for inclusion and accessibility will be the outcome." –Hagen Tilp, Senior Exhibit Prototyper, Monterey Bay Aquarium.
The book cover for "Where You See Yourself" by Claire Forrest depicts a young woman using a manual wheelchair at home, looking in a mirror. The mirror reflects different surroundings than her current environment, suggesting she is considering a university setting.
White words on teal background read, "Congratulations! Our very own Morgan Tweed has been appointed by the governor's office to the Washington State Building Code Council."
Text reads, "Disability Meets Architecture: 6-part podcast series exploring productive frictions by The DisOrdinary Architecture Project and Critical Design Lab."
White text on a blue background reads, "6th Annual International Neurodiversity and the Built Environment Symposium: Building Empathy." Details include how to join as well as sponsors and presenting organizations.
Book cover of "All the Way to the Top: How One Girl's Fight for Americans with Disabilities Changed Everything."
A headshot of Bill Endelman, wearing glasses and a blue suit jacket, smiling at the camera.
A hand holds up the book "The Hard Parts" by Oksana Masters in front of a vibrant, geometric quilt hanging.
White words on an orange background read words from Eva Maria Lewis, Activist and Community Safety Architect, "To be an activist is to speak. To be an advocate is to listen. Society can’t move forward without both."
Words over a photograph read "Course in Architecture for Inclusion, Karen L. Braitmayer, Studio Pacifica." The photograph shows a person standing on a sloped walkway, pushing a stroller and paused to interact with a touchscreen.
Gold medalist Alysa Liu of Team USA celebrates on the podium during the medal ceremony. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)
Teal text on a white background with a decorative border reads, "Wheel you be my Valentine?" An illustration shows a person using a wheelchair user. A Valentine sits in her lap.
Blue text on a white background reads, "Pacific ADA Center 2026 Virtual Conference, Beyond Compliance: Equity, Access, and the ADA, March 10-11, 2026. Registration is open now!"
White text on an orange background reads, “Our favorite disability-centered movies”
Karen’s hand holds up the book “Design Justice: Community-Led Practices to Build the Worlds We Need" by Sasha Costanza-Chock against a colorful quilt backdrop.
A screenshot of the KU Leuven website announces "Honorary doctorate for Karen Braitmayer: a powerful voice for inclusive architecture."
White text on a grey background reads a quote by Ginger Lane, Holocaust survivor and disability dance advocate, "Speak out against oppression, speak out against hatred, and stand up for what you think is right."
White text on a navy background reads "Accessibility Professionals Association, January 21-23, 2026, 2026 APA National Conference, "Growing Stronger Together," Karen L. Braitmayer, FAIA, Keynote Speaker, Austin, TX, APAaccess.org."
Tactile models allow visitors to experience the complex architectural forms without relying on sight.
Tactile models allow visitors to experience the complex architectural forms without relying on sight.
Morgan Tweed presents to a room full of students at a recent HuskyADAPT community lecture.
Karen’s hand holds up the book “Disability Pride: Dispatches from a Post-ADA World” by Ben Mattlin against a colorful quilt backdrop.
Grey text on a white background reads, “Change Significance. These changes are made to provide a larger space for maneuvering a wheelchair within the confined compartment area. This will be important to keep in mind when designing compartments with full height partitions.”
Grey text on a white background reads, “ICC A117.1-2017, 604.9.5 Toe Clearance at Wheelchair Accessible Toilet Compartment. The minimum height beneath the regulated partitions has been raised to 12 inches from the previous minimum height of 9 inches. In addition, the toe depth beyond the partitions—previously 6 inches—has been increased to 8 inches.”
Grey text on a white background reads, “ICC A117.1-2017, 604.9.5 Toe Clearance at Wheelchair Accessible Toilet Compartment, 10.”
A photograph of festivities ahead of the Reign game. Three people hold three vertical flags with the Reign’s team insignia. Behind them, a large group of people pull taut a flag the size of the soccer field’s center circle. The large flag reads, “Let It Reign.”
A photograph of a user testing OneCourt’s tactile broadcasting device. The accompanying visual feed of a basketball game plays on a laptop nearby.
White text on an orange background reads, “When something can’t be fixed, then the question is what can we build instead?” Words by Alice Wong, Disability Rights Advocate and Writer.
Grey text on a white background reads, “Interested in scheduling a training? To learn more, DM us or email hi@studiopacificaseattle.com. Remember— This series broadly highlights significant changes and should not serve as a complete interpretation of the code nor as a substitute for code consultation. Always refer to the applicable code and contact us with specific project questions. We would love to help!”
Grey text on a white background reads, “Change Significance. Though we do not advocate for less accessible conditions, this new exception clarifies the acceptable maximum square footage of corner counter space that can be without an accessible outlet.”
Grey text on a white background reads, “ICC A117.1-2017, 309.1 Operable Parts. Operable parts shall comply with Section 309. Exceptions previously found in other locations of the standard have been added to Section 309. There are two new exceptions, one of which addresses outlets located in corners. The other provides an exemption for emergency features that are not intended for use by the occupants.”
Grey text on a white background reads, “Top 10 Significant Changes to the ICC A117.1-2017 Accessibility Standard, 309.1 Operable Parts, 9.”
A photograph of Studio Pacifica team members smiling at the event.
Karen’s hand holds up the book “When Driving Is Not An Option: Steering Away from Car Dependency” by Anna Zivarts against a colorful quilt backdrop.
A black letter board with white letters reads, "We Will Ride"
Grey text on a white background reads, “ICC A117.1-2017 Accessibility Standard 403.5.4 Passing Space. In both new and existing buildings and facilities, it remains that an accessible route with a clear width less than 60 inches shall provide passing spaces at intervals of 200 feet maximum.”
Grey text on a white background reads, “Top 10 Significant Changes to the ICC A117.1-2017 Accessibility Standard, 403.5.4 Passing Space, 8.”
Grey text on a white background reads, “Interested in scheduling a training? To learn more, DM us or email hi@studiopacificaseattle.com. Remember— This series broadly highlights significant changes and should not serve as a complete interpretation of the code nor as a substitute for code consultation. Always refer to the applicable code and contact us with specific project questions. We would love to help!”
Grey text on a white background reads, “ICC A117.1-2017 403.5.3 Clear Width at 90° Turn. In existing buildings and facilities, where an accessible route makes a 90-degree turn, the clear widths approaching and leaving the turn shall remain 36 inches minimum.”
Grey text on a white background reads, “ICC A117.1-2017 403.5.3 Clear Width at 90° Turn, Option 1.” A diagram illustrates the dimensions.
Grey text on a white background reads, “ICC A117.1-2017 403.5.3 Clear Width at 90° Turn. In new buildings and facilities, where an accessible route makes a 90-degree turn, the clear widths approaching and leaving the turn shall be one of these four options:”
Grey text on a white background reads, “Top 10 Significant Changes to the ICC A117.1-2017 Accessibility Standard, 403.5.3 Clear Width at 90 Degree Turn, 7.”
Karen’s hand holds up the book “A Disability History of the United States” by Kim E. Nielsen against a colorful quilt backdrop.
Set against a faded black background, a band of five differently colored stripes cross diagonally from the top left to the bottom right. In order from (relative) left to right, the stripes are red, yellow, white, blue, green.
Grey text on a white background reads, “Change Significance. The requirements have been split into provisions for both new and existing buildings and facilities— and again, this is because the standard has been modified to accommodate the diversity of current wheeled mobility devices in new construction.”
Grey text on a white background reads, “ICC A117.1-2017 403.5.2 Clear Width at 180° Turn. In existing buildings and facilities, the size of the object (or obstruction)around which an accessible route makes a 180-degree turn (or U-turn) remains 48 inches minimum.”
Grey text on a white background reads, “ICC A117.1-2017 403.5.2 Clear Width at 180° Turn. In new buildings and facilities, where the size of the object is less than 52 inches, the clear widths approaching, during, and leaving the turn must comply with one of three options: ”