Purchasing house preferences among person with disabilities (PWD) in Kuala Lumpur

In Malaysia, disabled people have often been ignored and manipulated especially on their rights and full participation within community. Being aware of this scenario, the Department of Social Welfare Malaysia as one of the responsible government agencies has always implemented programs and strategie...

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Main Author:	Ab Rahman, Syakir Amir
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	IIUM Press 2019
Subjects:	HT Communities. Classes. Races HT101 Urban groups. The city. Urban sociology
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/77614/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/77614/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/77614/1/JAPCM%20Syakir%20Amir%202019.pdf

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spelling	iium-776142020-01-04T04:21:35Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/77614/ Purchasing house preferences among person with disabilities (PWD) in Kuala Lumpur Ab Rahman, Syakir Amir HT Communities. Classes. Races HT101 Urban groups. The city. Urban sociology In Malaysia, disabled people have often been ignored and manipulated especially on their rights and full participation within community. Being aware of this scenario, the Department of Social Welfare Malaysia as one of the responsible government agencies has always implemented programs and strategies in protecting this vulnerable group. Therefore, this paper identifies the preferences in purchasing a house in accordance to the type of disabilities which are visually impaired and physically challenged people on the related issues in terms of design, price and location of a house. A total of 400 respondents in Kuala Lumpur were involved in the questionnaire survey. It was found that about 60.5% respondents have a priority in choosing a desirable location as the key principle in purchasing a house which constitutes for a safe neighbourhood and proximity to working place, service and facilities. Overall, housing provision for disabled people should afford the same standard of comfort, choice and accessibility. Hence, further research is needed to determine the appropriate criteria that encourage independent living which suit their capability and satisfy their needs. IIUM Press 2019-12-26 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/77614/1/JAPCM%20Syakir%20Amir%202019.pdf Ab Rahman, Syakir Amir (2019) Purchasing house preferences among person with disabilities (PWD) in Kuala Lumpur. Journal of Architecture, Planning and Construction Management, 9 (2). pp. 37-44. E-ISSN 2462-2222 https://journals.iium.edu.my/kaed/index.php/japcm/
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topic	HT Communities. Classes. Races HT101 Urban groups. The city. Urban sociology
spellingShingle	HT Communities. Classes. Races HT101 Urban groups. The city. Urban sociology Ab Rahman, Syakir Amir Purchasing house preferences among person with disabilities (PWD) in Kuala Lumpur
description	In Malaysia, disabled people have often been ignored and manipulated especially on their rights and full participation within community. Being aware of this scenario, the Department of Social Welfare Malaysia as one of the responsible government agencies has always implemented programs and strategies in protecting this vulnerable group. Therefore, this paper identifies the preferences in purchasing a house in accordance to the type of disabilities which are visually impaired and physically challenged people on the related issues in terms of design, price and location of a house. A total of 400 respondents in Kuala Lumpur were involved in the questionnaire survey. It was found that about 60.5% respondents have a priority in choosing a desirable location as the key principle in purchasing a house which constitutes for a safe neighbourhood and proximity to working place, service and facilities. Overall, housing provision for disabled people should afford the same standard of comfort, choice and accessibility. Hence, further research is needed to determine the appropriate criteria that encourage independent living which suit their capability and satisfy their needs.
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author	Ab Rahman, Syakir Amir
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title	Purchasing house preferences among person with disabilities (PWD) in Kuala Lumpur
title_short	Purchasing house preferences among person with disabilities (PWD) in Kuala Lumpur
title_full	Purchasing house preferences among person with disabilities (PWD) in Kuala Lumpur
title_fullStr	Purchasing house preferences among person with disabilities (PWD) in Kuala Lumpur
title_full_unstemmed	Purchasing house preferences among person with disabilities (PWD) in Kuala Lumpur
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publisher	IIUM Press
publishDate	2019
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/77614/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/77614/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/77614/1/JAPCM%20Syakir%20Amir%202019.pdf
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Purchasing house preferences among person with disabilities (PWD) in Kuala Lumpur

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