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

Abstract

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.

Provisions of Disabled Facilities at The Malaysian Public Transport Stations

“…This is in-line with [10] stating that most of the public buildings in Malaysia are still lacking in the provision of user-friendly built environment for the disabled persons. Inaccessibility found in some stations is mainly due to poor design, poor planning, poor maintenance and lack of enforcement on guidelines provided.…”

“…Furthermore, [9] added that the simplest way of increasing the use of public transportation facilities is by establishing a safe, convenient and comfortable environment for the full participation of these citizens. However, several researchers revealed that the present provisions are inadequate and not disabled friendly [10,4,5]. This suggests for serious action to be taken by the government as the public facility provider.…”

Five Accessibility Challenges in Access Auditing Mosque Designs

“…The methodology approach is qualitative that will be participatory of actual PwDs of four (4) disabilities category with interviews to identify accessibility obstacles and narrative by explanatory of checklist items (Creswell, 2012). The qualitative research design is content analysis of regulatory documents relating to Universal Design and Mosque building typology with access audit checklist to measure the level of accessibility according to technical access designs, drawings and documents (Walliman, 2011) such as PwDs Act 2008, UBBL 34A, MS1184, MS2577 and JAKIM design guidelines as previously laid out in detail by these local researchers (Hussein & Yaacob, 2012;Kadir & Jamaludin, 2012a;Kamarudin, Ariff et al, 2014;Kamarudin, Hashim et al, 2012;Mahsa et al, 2015;Maidin, 2012;Nur Amirah, Ismail, et al, 2018a;Nur Amirah, Ismail et al, 2018b;Yusof & Jones, 2016). The findings analyzed within the capacity of a case study or a 'bounded system' of a specific case example of various state and heritage Mosque in Malaysia (Groat & Wang, 2002;Merriam, 2009).…”

Design of the Segmented-Type Switched Reluctance Linear Synchronous Motor (Ssrlsm) for Domestic Lift Application

“…In a multilevel building, there is a regulation that requires the developer to provide an elevator to physically handicapped people especially in a building where it is impractical to construct and build a wheelchair ramp [13]. In Malaysia, there are a few Malaysian standard codes of practice on access for disabled persons that specify the basic requirement of buildings and related facilities to permit access for disabled persons [14]. Apart from a person with a wheelchair, an elevator can also help elderly people and obese people to easily move in a multistoried building.…”