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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Main Authors:	Rahim, Asiah, Abd Samad, Nur Amirah
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English
Published:	Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design 2010
Subjects:	L Education (General) NA Architecture RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/8393/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/8393/1/International_Seminar_In_Public.pdf

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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 Conference or Workshop Item 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.
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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
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Rahim, Asiah Abd Samad, Nur Amirah
author_facet	Rahim, Asiah Abd Samad, Nur Amirah
author_sort	Rahim, Asiah
title	Application of universal design in healthcare built environment
title_short	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_sort	application of universal design in healthcare built environment
publisher	Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design
publishDate	2010
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/8393/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/8393/1/International_Seminar_In_Public.pdf
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