Physical barriers faced by People with Disabilities (PwDs) in shopping mall
This paper intends to discuss the issue of accessibility, connectivity and usability in the facilities that used by people with disabilities (PwDs) in shopping malls and the significance of the latest Malaysian standards (MS 1184:2014) Universal Design and Accessibility in the Built Environment-Code...
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| description | This paper intends to discuss the issue of accessibility, connectivity and usability in the facilities that used by people with disabilities (PwDs) in shopping malls and the significance of the latest Malaysian standards (MS 1184:2014) Universal Design and Accessibility in the Built Environment-Code of Practice in evaluating shopping malls. Three case studies have been selected in Malaysia to evaluate accessibility for PwDs. Both qualitative and quantitative methods are applied in this study, Data were collected using semi structured interviews with PwDs to find out their perception on the level of accessibility of these buildings. Access audit and site observation were also carried out. |
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| spelling | iium-624282021-07-01T13:23:35Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/62428/ Physical barriers faced by People with Disabilities (PwDs) in shopping mall Bashiti, Alaa Abdul Rahim, Asiah NA2545.A1 Architecture and people with disabilities This paper intends to discuss the issue of accessibility, connectivity and usability in the facilities that used by people with disabilities (PwDs) in shopping malls and the significance of the latest Malaysian standards (MS 1184:2014) Universal Design and Accessibility in the Built Environment-Code of Practice in evaluating shopping malls. Three case studies have been selected in Malaysia to evaluate accessibility for PwDs. Both qualitative and quantitative methods are applied in this study, Data were collected using semi structured interviews with PwDs to find out their perception on the level of accessibility of these buildings. Access audit and site observation were also carried out. Elsevier Ltd. 2016 Proceeding Paper PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/62428/1/62428_Physical%20Barriers%20Faced%20by%20People.pdf Bashiti, Alaa and Abdul Rahim, Asiah (2016) Physical barriers faced by People with Disabilities (PwDs) in shopping mall. In: AMER International Conference on Quality of Life (AicQoL2015), 25th-27th April 2015, Jakarta, Indonesia. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877042816302749 |
| spellingShingle | NA2545.A1 Architecture and people with disabilities Bashiti, Alaa Abdul Rahim, Asiah Physical barriers faced by People with Disabilities (PwDs) in shopping mall |
| title | Physical barriers faced by People with Disabilities (PwDs) in shopping mall |
| title_full | Physical barriers faced by People with Disabilities (PwDs) in shopping mall |
| title_fullStr | Physical barriers faced by People with Disabilities (PwDs) in shopping mall |
| title_full_unstemmed | Physical barriers faced by People with Disabilities (PwDs) in shopping mall |
| title_short | Physical barriers faced by People with Disabilities (PwDs) in shopping mall |
| title_sort | physical barriers faced by people with disabilities (pwds) in shopping mall |
| topic | NA2545.A1 Architecture and people with disabilities |
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