Wheelchair users accessibality to Shah Alam’s lake garden / Ahmad Akmal Mohd Zikri and Mayamin Yuhaniz

Mohd Zikri, Ahmad Akmal and Yuhaniz, Mayamin (2019) Wheelchair users accessibality to Shah Alam’s lake garden / Ahmad Akmal Mohd Zikri and Mayamin Yuhaniz. In: 4th Undergraduate Seminar on Built Environment and Technology 2019, 12th June 2019, Universiti Teknologi Mara Perak Branch.

Abstract

Rehabilitation according to Person with Disability Act 2008, refersto a process aimed at enabling person who are born with disability to attain and maintain their full physical, mental, social and vocational ability and full inclusion and participation in all aspect of life. (Person with Disability Act 2008, 2014). Integration of wheelchair bound individual into the society requires accessibility to any building or public spaces, including public park. This study assessed the wheelchair user’s accessibility of Shah Alam’s Lake Garden. The grade of the ramp in the parking area are measured and calculated. Accessibility was determined by comparing the collected information with The Malaysian Standard MS 1184 2002. Only four out of six (66.7%) carpark studied that have ramp. One out of six (16.7%) ramp that are studied actually complies to the maximum grade of ramp which is 1:12, as highlighted by The Malaysian Standard MS 1184.

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Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
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Mohd Zikri, Ahmad Akmal
akmal.zikri@gmail.com
Yuhaniz, Mayamin
mayaminyuhaniz@gmail.com
Subjects: G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GV Recreation. Leisure > Recreational areas and facilities. Recreation centers
H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology > Protection, assistance and relief > Youth with disabilities
R Medicine > RD Surgery > Wheelchairs. Design and construction
Divisions: Universiti Teknologi MARA, Perak > Seri Iskandar Campus
Event Title: 4th Undergraduate Seminar on Built Environment and Technology 2019
Event Dates: 12th June 2019
Page Range: pp. 170-172
Keywords: Wheelchair; Accessibility; Public park; Carpark; Ramp
Date: 2019
URI: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/51125
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