Applicability of Malaysian Standards and Universal Design in Public Buildings in Putrajaya

Abstract. Physical barriers may hamper persons with disabilities (PWDs) movement in built environment. The needs of physical barrier-free environment are internationally acknowledged. This study explores the Malaysian scenario on access and facilities for PWDs by reviewing relevant legislation and guidelines, and literatures that examined the access and facilities provided in public buildings. This study identifies that Malaysia has plays its roles by establishing the relevant acts and legislation on PWDs needs and requirements. Nevertheless, previous studies on PWDs in Malaysia, demonstrated that there are still lacking on the implementation of the practice towards the acts and legislations. This study suggests that the application of the acts and legislation should be comprehensive covering all types of public buildings in Malaysia. In addition, enforcement by the local authorities and government agencies is crucial in order to successfully creating a barrier-free environment for all.

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“…The MS is a decisive instrument providing guidelines in designing the accessible facilities for the PWDs [9]. Table 1.…”

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Malaysian Scenario on Access and Facilities for Persons with Disabilities: A literature review

Kamarudin

Ariff

Ismail

et al. 2014

MATEC Web of Conferences

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“…In terms of the building's accessibility, all interviewees perceive their building as accessible to visitors. The current plans for accessibility mentioned by the interviewees match the list of facilities with good accessibility in the previous study findings (Abdul Kadir & Jamaludin, 2011). Future plan to improve the building's accessibility are one of the important elements in the interview questions because "plans for refurbishment or alterations should be taken into account as they may affect access or may present an opportunity to make access improvements" (Sawyer and Keith, 2004 as cited in Abdul Rahim, 2008).…”

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Building Managers' Views on Accessibility and UD Implementation in Public Buildings: Putrajaya

Kadir

Jamaludin

Rahim³

2018

jABs

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This paper discusses the interview data collection of an on-going research on accessibility of public buildings in Putrajaya. Main issues include the public awareness of PWD rights and the true concepts of Universal Design (UD). Main purposes are to investigate the building managers' level of awareness and perception regarding the accessibility of their buildings and to study their knowledge on UD theory. Semi-structured interview was carried out with building managers from three public buildings in Putrajaya. Findings show that UD knowledge needs to be enhanced among building managers in order to increase awareness on inclusive environment in public buildings.

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“…This situation was proven in studies here in Malaysia which focused on building accessibility and facility through the application of specific standards such as the MS 1184:2014 [15]. Apart from that, other studies were also found focusing on providing the user with adequate accessibility [16], green design [17], and also implementation of the universal design principle [18]. A study focusing on disabled driving in Malaysia was found in 2011 [19].…”

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Preferential factors and usability effects on vehicle modifications for the Malaysian independent disabled driver

Dahuri¹,

Hussain²,

Jalil³

2018

IJET

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The usability of driving modifications for a person with disabilities is known to be an important aspect in addressing the independent vehicle's driving capabilities. The existence of assistive modifications such as hand control, secondary control, foot control, and also the wheelchair assisted vehicle, which were developed to accommodate limitations were found to be widely used. A survey was conducted on 202 Malaysian independent disabled drivers from Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Perak, Johor Baharu, Terengganu, and also Melaka. The components evaluated in the survey include the origin of modification used for driving, factors influencing the decision on the type of vehicle modification, usability difficulties when modification is in use, the satisfaction level of product appearance, as well as to understand user preferences when making decisions between modifications. A Likert scale of 1 to 5 was used as measurement, in order to rate the score given by the responses for each question in the survey. As a result, it was discovered that aspects such as the modification colour, shape, the toggle, pedal grip, regulation, modification availability, and movement limitation on the involved body part are among the major factors influencing the driver to make modification for driving purposes. Major factors were also found to influence the driving modification preferences to suit the category of disabilities. It was also discovered that components such as the availability of modification information and emergency driving situations are some of the least important factors influencing the decision to make and select a suitable driving modification. However, these less important components must not be ignored as it also contributes to the improvement for independent disabled driving, and also for the purpose of assistive product development.

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Applicability of Malaysian Standards and Universal Design in Public Buildings in Putrajaya

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Malaysian Scenario on Access and Facilities for Persons with Disabilities: A literature review

Malaysian Scenario on Access and Facilities for Persons with Disabilities: A literature review

Building Managers' Views on Accessibility and UD Implementation in Public Buildings: Putrajaya

Preferential factors and usability effects on vehicle modifications for the Malaysian independent disabled driver

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