An assessment availability of physical facilities provision that support avaibility and accessibility for person with disabilities at Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia

The effectiveness of availability and accessibility physical facilities for Person with Disability (PWDs) in higher education institutions (HEIs) shall comply with the standard provision like American Disability Act 1990 (ADA 1990) and the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (DDA 1995) respectively in wide ranging civil rights laws that prohibit, under certain circumstances, discrimination based on disability. In Malaysia, the provision that supporting physical facilities for PWDs are Person with Disabilities Act 685, Malaysia Standard (MS) and Universal Design for Learning (UDL). Information on difficulties facing by PWDs and views from stakeholders/ facility managers are needed to improve the accessibility and availability physical facilities PWDs in HEIs. The consideration of equal accessibility to outdoor environments is still lacking. Discrepancies between the provided physical facilities and provision cause the problems with poor accessibility. The purpose of this study is to assess the physical facilities for PWDs in UTHM. This study has three objectives, first, to determine the physical facilities provision that supports availability and accessibility for PWDs at UTHM. Second, is to evaluate the difficulties encountered by PWDs to access the physical facilities. Third, to access the Stakeholders’ view on the means through which the physical facilities for PWDs can be addressed. Thus, this study adopted qualitative method with documents review, observation with checklist, measurement, and photography. Besides that, interview and focus group discussion which involved 18 PWDs and 10 stakeholders in UTHM help to explore the daily difficulties faced by PWDs and to know how the stakeholders addressed the difficulties facing by person with disabilities in UTHM. Additionally, upgrading of existing PWDs facilities need to be undertaken by the facilities management department as it is the main demand from the stakeholders. Finally, the knowledge and awareness on the rights and needs of PW Ds facilities need to be enhanced either from the stakeholder and the facility managers.

Name dc:type.qualificationname

mphil

Level dc:type.qualificationlevel

masters

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia

Year dc:date.issued

2018

Author dc:creator

• Ng, Wee Fern

• T Technology (General)

Language dc:language

en