Physical barriers faced by People with disabilities (PwDs) in shopping malls

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-Co...

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Main Authors:	Bashiti, Alaa, Abdul Rahim, Asiah
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier Ltd. 2015
Subjects:	NA2545.A1 Architecture and people with disabilities
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spelling	iium-472552016-01-07T03:46:40Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/47255/ Physical barriers faced by People with disabilities (PwDs) in shopping malls 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 to evaluate accessibility of the shopping malls for PwDs which are Ikea in Damansara, Suria Kuala Lumpur convention Centre (KLCC) in Kuala Lumpur and Alamanda in Putrajaya. Both qualitative and quantitative methods will be applied in this study, Data were collected using semi structured interviews with visually-impaired person, hearing-impaired person, wheelchair user and crutches user to find out their perception on the level of accessibility of these buildings. Access audit and site observation were also carried out in assessing the building’s accessibility, connectivity, mobility and reachability. © 2014 Published by Elsevier Ltd. Selection and peer-review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers). Keywords: Universal Design; Accessibility; Shopping Mall; People with Disabilities (PwDs). Elsevier Ltd. 2015 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/47255/1/ALAA_BASHITI-_AicQoL2015Jakarta_%281%29.pdf Bashiti, Alaa and Abdul Rahim, Asiah (2015) Physical barriers faced by People with disabilities (PwDs) in shopping malls. In: ASEAN-Turkey ASLI Conferences on Quality of Life 2015, 25-27 April 2015, Jakarta, Indonesia. http://www.elsevier.com/locate/procedia
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spellingShingle	NA2545.A1 Architecture and people with disabilities Bashiti, Alaa Abdul Rahim, Asiah Physical barriers faced by People with disabilities (PwDs) in shopping malls
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 to evaluate accessibility of the shopping malls for PwDs which are Ikea in Damansara, Suria Kuala Lumpur convention Centre (KLCC) in Kuala Lumpur and Alamanda in Putrajaya. Both qualitative and quantitative methods will be applied in this study, Data were collected using semi structured interviews with visually-impaired person, hearing-impaired person, wheelchair user and crutches user to find out their perception on the level of accessibility of these buildings. Access audit and site observation were also carried out in assessing the building’s accessibility, connectivity, mobility and reachability. © 2014 Published by Elsevier Ltd. Selection and peer-review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers). Keywords: Universal Design; Accessibility; Shopping Mall; People with Disabilities (PwDs).
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Bashiti, Alaa Abdul Rahim, Asiah
author_facet	Bashiti, Alaa Abdul Rahim, Asiah
author_sort	Bashiti, Alaa
title	Physical barriers faced by People with disabilities (PwDs) in shopping malls
title_short	Physical barriers faced by People with disabilities (PwDs) in shopping malls
title_full	Physical barriers faced by People with disabilities (PwDs) in shopping malls
title_fullStr	Physical barriers faced by People with disabilities (PwDs) in shopping malls
title_full_unstemmed	Physical barriers faced by People with disabilities (PwDs) in shopping malls
title_sort	physical barriers faced by people with disabilities (pwds) in shopping malls
publisher	Elsevier Ltd.
publishDate	2015
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/47255/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/47255/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/47255/1/ALAA_BASHITI-_AicQoL2015Jakarta_%281%29.pdf
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