The physical living and learning environment, then and now, remain critical to integration and success at Penn State. Students and allies were instrumental in highlighting the variety of barriers for the Penn State community through various awareness events and evaluation projects. The evolution of the campus landscape and language to promote accessibility is evident between the “A Map for the Disabled” in 1978 and the 1981 “Access to Penn State: A Guide to Barrier Free Mobility.”

“Handicapped Students find problems, progress,” The Daily Collegian, April 5, 1979

“A Map for the Disabled,” 1978, General Vertical Files: Students, 389

“Barriers to living,” The Daily Collegian, October 17, 1980  

“Access to Penn State: A Guide to Barrier Free Mobility” map, 1981, General Vertical Files: Students, 389

“Handicapped student evaluates campus,” Capital Times, February 25, 1987