Application of universal design in healthcare built environment
Accessibility to buUt environment are increasing needed due to the increasing number of people surviving to older ages which are adding to the numbers of person with disabilities. The need of frait and firm to elderly persons for accessibJe built environments are similar to those of the group gene...
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| author | Rahim, Asiah Abd Samad, Nur Amirah |
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| description | Accessibility to buUt environment are increasing needed due to the increasing number of people surviving to older ages which are adding to the numbers of person with disabilities. The need of frait and firm to elderly
persons for accessibJe built environments are similar to those of the group generally describe as persons with disabilities. The main purpose of this research is to audit accessibility of buildjng facilities for the disabled
persons~ elderJy and chUdren, at hospitaJ buHdings, and Hospitar Putrajaya has been selected for this research. The methodo'ogy used is based on table research, and simulation on the users of the facilities, observations
and photographs. The access audit is carrred out together with students of the fifth year Architecture from Jnternational Islamic University Malaysia and experts of access audit. The findings and recommendations from the study will give insights to the problems faced by the disabled persons, thus enable the owner of the building to upgrade the facUities provided in their building to serve the need of the target group. The recommendation can
also be used as guidennes to des;gners, building owners and people who involved in building industry |
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| spelling | iium-83932013-06-25T03:54:41Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/8393/ Application of universal design in healthcare built environment Rahim, Asiah Abd Samad, Nur Amirah L Education (General) NA Architecture RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine Accessibility to buUt environment are increasing needed due to the increasing number of people surviving to older ages which are adding to the numbers of person with disabilities. The need of frait and firm to elderly persons for accessibJe built environments are similar to those of the group generally describe as persons with disabilities. The main purpose of this research is to audit accessibility of buildjng facilities for the disabled persons~ elderJy and chUdren, at hospitaJ buHdings, and Hospitar Putrajaya has been selected for this research. The methodo'ogy used is based on table research, and simulation on the users of the facilities, observations and photographs. The access audit is carrred out together with students of the fifth year Architecture from Jnternational Islamic University Malaysia and experts of access audit. The findings and recommendations from the study will give insights to the problems faced by the disabled persons, thus enable the owner of the building to upgrade the facUities provided in their building to serve the need of the target group. The recommendation can also be used as guidennes to des;gners, building owners and people who involved in building industry Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design 2010 Proceeding Paper PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/8393/1/International_Seminar_In_Public.pdf Rahim, Asiah and Abd Samad, Nur Amirah (2010) Application of universal design in healthcare built environment. In: International Seminar on Public HealthCare, 29 Nov. - 1 Dec., 2010, Kuala Lumpur convention Centre. |
| spellingShingle | L Education (General) NA Architecture RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine Rahim, Asiah Abd Samad, Nur Amirah Application of universal design in healthcare built environment |
| title | Application of universal design in healthcare built environment |
| title_full | Application of universal design in healthcare built environment |
| title_fullStr | Application of universal design in healthcare built environment |
| title_full_unstemmed | Application of universal design in healthcare built environment |
| title_short | Application of universal design in healthcare built environment |
| title_sort | application of universal design in healthcare built environment |
| topic | L Education (General) NA Architecture RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine |
| url | http://irep.iium.edu.my/8393/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/8393/1/International_Seminar_In_Public.pdf |