Accessibility Improvements

2018

8 Fenway

This project involved the following improvements:

• Construction of an exterior sloped walkway
• Reconfiguration of the main building entrance to provide an accessible path of travel
• Two accessible restrooms added on the ground floor

Multiple Locations

• Installation of code-compliant door handles, grab bars, and restroom fixtures
• Lighting and paint modifications, which reduce glare and increase the contrast between walls and doorframes, made for individuals with visual impairments

2016–2017

​150 Massachusetts Avenue, Phase 2

This project involved the following improvements:

• The reconfiguration of the building’s main entrance, the creation of a substantially expanded lobby area, and the relocation of the dormitory elevator access to the upper floors of the building, to facilitate access for students with disabilities to the residence hall
• New accessible restrooms on levels A and B

2014

150 Massachusetts Avenue, Phase 1 

This project involved the following improvements:

• The installation of an ADA-compliant elevator and establishment of an accessible path of travel, both of which led to improved access to levels B, A, 1, and 2

1108 Boylston Street

• Rehabilitated elevator, extended to the basement and sub-basement to provide access to practice rooms and student service space

2013

Berklee Performance Center

• Installation of automated door openers with push buttons on the exterior doors, affording improved access to the theater

161 Massachusetts Avenue

• Replacement of a step into this academic and office building with a sloped ramp

Multiple Locations

• Improvements to interior building signage throughout campus in compliance with applicable portions of Massachusetts state building code, enabling people with sight impairments to better identify individual rooms