Design elements of houses among disabled community: the satisfaction and the preferences

Home ownership creates stability and improves the quality of life of the disabled communities. As Malaysia approaches the developed status and the high – income economy by 2020, the housing industry needs to be adaptive to the demands for special groups. Universal homes incorporate universal design...

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Main Authors:	Ab Rahman, Syakir Amir, Samsudin, Nasriah, Mohamed Osman, Mariana, Bachok, Syahriah, Rabe, Noor Suzilawati
Format:	Article
Language:	English English
Published:	Malaysian Institute of Planners 2018
Subjects:	H Social Sciences (General) HT101 Urban groups. The city. Urban sociology HT51 Human settlements. Communities
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spelling	iium-664422018-10-04T06:58:53Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/66442/ Design elements of houses among disabled community: the satisfaction and the preferences Ab Rahman, Syakir Amir Samsudin, Nasriah Mohamed Osman, Mariana Bachok, Syahriah Rabe, Noor Suzilawati H Social Sciences (General) HT101 Urban groups. The city. Urban sociology HT51 Human settlements. Communities Home ownership creates stability and improves the quality of life of the disabled communities. As Malaysia approaches the developed status and the high – income economy by 2020, the housing industry needs to be adaptive to the demands for special groups. Universal homes incorporate universal design principles, resulting in a living environment that can be adapted to virtually any user’s long term comfort, safety and ease. The aim of this paper is to study on the preferences and level of satisfaction on design factor in owning residential property among the disabled community in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor. A questionnaire survey was conducted on a sample of 800 respondents. The respondents were selected from the disabled community, focusing on two categories of disabilities, physical and visual impairment. The outcome of this study shows that disabled people prefer houses which are complete with design that accommodates residents’ physical limitations. For design elements of their residential property, this study found that the disabled people are satisfied with the provision of ramp to access into the building, while their satisfaction on design for the low physical effort scored at seventh place. The study concludes with two housing recommendations: to provide at least the minimum requirement of universal design in all upcoming projects and to provide home modification scheme. Malaysian Institute of Planners 2018 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/66442/1/Design%20Elements%20of%20Houses%20Among%20Disabled%20Community_Planning%20Malaysia%202018.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/66442/7/66442_DESIGN%20ELEMENTS%20OF%20HOUSES%20AMONG%20DISABLED_scopus.pdf Ab Rahman, Syakir Amir and Samsudin, Nasriah and Mohamed Osman, Mariana and Bachok, Syahriah and Rabe, Noor Suzilawati (2018) Design elements of houses among disabled community: the satisfaction and the preferences. Planning Malaysia Journal, 16 (2). pp. 83-88. ISSN 1675-6215 http://www.planningmalaysia.org/index.php/pmj/article/view/463
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spellingShingle	H Social Sciences (General) HT101 Urban groups. The city. Urban sociology HT51 Human settlements. Communities Ab Rahman, Syakir Amir Samsudin, Nasriah Mohamed Osman, Mariana Bachok, Syahriah Rabe, Noor Suzilawati Design elements of houses among disabled community: the satisfaction and the preferences
description	Home ownership creates stability and improves the quality of life of the disabled communities. As Malaysia approaches the developed status and the high – income economy by 2020, the housing industry needs to be adaptive to the demands for special groups. Universal homes incorporate universal design principles, resulting in a living environment that can be adapted to virtually any user’s long term comfort, safety and ease. The aim of this paper is to study on the preferences and level of satisfaction on design factor in owning residential property among the disabled community in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor. A questionnaire survey was conducted on a sample of 800 respondents. The respondents were selected from the disabled community, focusing on two categories of disabilities, physical and visual impairment. The outcome of this study shows that disabled people prefer houses which are complete with design that accommodates residents’ physical limitations. For design elements of their residential property, this study found that the disabled people are satisfied with the provision of ramp to access into the building, while their satisfaction on design for the low physical effort scored at seventh place. The study concludes with two housing recommendations: to provide at least the minimum requirement of universal design in all upcoming projects and to provide home modification scheme.
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author	Ab Rahman, Syakir Amir Samsudin, Nasriah Mohamed Osman, Mariana Bachok, Syahriah Rabe, Noor Suzilawati
author_facet	Ab Rahman, Syakir Amir Samsudin, Nasriah Mohamed Osman, Mariana Bachok, Syahriah Rabe, Noor Suzilawati
author_sort	Ab Rahman, Syakir Amir
title	Design elements of houses among disabled community: the satisfaction and the preferences
title_short	Design elements of houses among disabled community: the satisfaction and the preferences
title_full	Design elements of houses among disabled community: the satisfaction and the preferences
title_fullStr	Design elements of houses among disabled community: the satisfaction and the preferences
title_full_unstemmed	Design elements of houses among disabled community: the satisfaction and the preferences
title_sort	design elements of houses among disabled community: the satisfaction and the preferences
publisher	Malaysian Institute of Planners
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Design elements of houses among disabled community: the satisfaction and the preferences

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