SIDEWALK ACCESSIBILITY AT MELAKAS TRADITIONAL STREETS FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES (PwDs)

Authors

  • Nor Haslina Jaafar Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA
  • Asiah Abdul Rahim Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA
  • Nur Amirah Abd. Samad Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA
  • Che Raiskandar Che Rahim Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21837/pm.v15i1.255

Keywords:

Traditional street, accessibility, public space, access audit, people with disabilities (PwDs)

Abstract

The accessibility of street as a social arena that fulfils the need for people with disabilities (PwDs) is an important consideration in the urban design of an area. With the rising number of PwDs in Malaysia, this aspect of street design is even more critical. This paper evaluates the accessibility level of sidewalk along Jalan Hang Jebat, Melaka to PwDs. On-site access audit simulation was carried out. Actual PwDs were engaged for the simulation. It was found that the sidewalk in inaccessible to PwDs due to presence of barriers and the design of the sidewalk itself. This paper suggest that the minimum requirement of MS1184:2014 must be implemented in the sidewalk design and the concept of ‘shared space’ can be adopted in the study area.

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Published

2017-05-12

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Jaafar, N. H., Abdul Rahim, A., Abd. Samad, N. A., & Che Rahim, C. R. (2017). SIDEWALK ACCESSIBILITY AT MELAKAS TRADITIONAL STREETS FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES (PwDs). PLANNING MALAYSIA, 15(1). https://doi.org/10.21837/pm.v15i1.255

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Vol. 15 (2017): PLANNING MALAYSIA JOURNAL : Volume 15, Issue 1, 2017

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