Background The built environment needs to be designed so that all people can participate in
the activities they want and need to do. Yet, accessibility is difficult to put into practice, and …

Purpose: The aim of this study was to validate the conceptual definitions of accessibility and
usability, and to explore differences between objective accessibility assessments and …

Persons with disabilities (PWD) account for 10–15% of the world's population. The lack of
accessibility in the built environment imposes a constraint on its use by these individuals. In …

Objective To increase the understanding of how definitions of standards for housing design
influence the proportion of dwellings not meeting the standards and the proportion of …

Abstract According to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with
Disabilities, people have a right to participation. The built environment plays a major role in …

The number of people with disabilities who can move without help is quite low in the urban
spaces. This significantly indicates the extent to which disabled people's participation in …

Purpose: To compare functional access to public buildings and facilities for persons with and
without impairments. Method: This is a cross-sectional pilot study with a survey design. A …

This paper focuses on the person with disabilities (PWD)'s perspective of accessibility issues
in built environment. The multiple-case study aims to evaluate the accessibility of several …

Urbanization and aging population has become a significant issue in many global cities. It is
necessary that the design of built environment to be supportive and provide adequate …

Özet Virtually everyone experiences a physical disability at some time in their lives; that is to
say that their mobility has been restricted. An infant, en adult with an injury, a parent with a …