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This document provides guidelines for improving accessibility for disabled persons at public buildings at the National University of Malaysia. It discusses the introduction of barrier-free design guidelines in Malaysia to promote greater independence and participation in society for people with disabilities. The key Malaysian Standards for accessibility are outlined, including codes of practice for access to public buildings and outside buildings.

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OKU-Malaysian Standard New

This document provides guidelines for improving accessibility for disabled persons at public buildings at the National University of Malaysia. It discusses the introduction of barrier-free design guidelines in Malaysia to promote greater independence and participation in society for people with disabilities. The key Malaysian Standards for accessibility are outlined, including codes of practice for access to public buildings and outside buildings.

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GUIDELINES ON ACCESS FOR DISABLED PERSONS TO PUBLIC BUILDINGS

TAKLIMAT PENAMBAHBAIKAN STRUKTUR MESRA PELANGGAN UNTUK KEPERLUAN MQA


Bilek Senat, Bangunan Canselori Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 11hb. Februari, 2009 Anjuran Pusat Pembangunan Akademik, UKM

Disediakan oleh:

Mastor Surat NurAkmal Goh Abdullah Mazlan Mohd Tahir


Jabatan Seni Bina, Fakulti Kejuruteraan Dan Alam Bina Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

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INTERPRETATION

Disabled persons refer to people with a physical, hearing or sight impairment or any combination thereof, which affects their mobility outside building or their use of buildings and related amenities
Malaysian Standard

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INTROD UCTION

47 years. People are now living longer today. The average lifespan has increased to about 76, largely due to healthier living, and better medicine.

In addition, more people are now living with disability, as medical advances have also enabled people to survive illness and accidents, which were previously fatal.

At the beginni ng of the 20 century , the averag e human lifespan was only about

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more disabled than many realize and these trends continue. Both globally as well as in Malaysia. For example, Hong Kong in 2006 will have over one -third of its population over 60 years of age. In Japan, a quarter of its population will be 65 and over in 2015. Singapore by the year 2030 is expected to have one-fifth of its population over 65 years of age.

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These demog raphic change s resulte d in a populat ion that is older and

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ment may have prevented people with disabilities from fully participating in society.

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In the past, commu nity attitude s and physica l barriers in the built environ

The MS 1184:1991 Code of Practice on Access for Disabled People to Public Buildings was first introduced in Malaysia in 1991, followed by MS1331:1993 Code of Practice on Access for Disabled People Outside Buildings in 1993. It was then written primarily with the needs of wheelchair users in mind, and was followed with its second edition of the revised Code in 2002 and 2003 respectively.

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Since that time, accessi bility for wheelc hair users has now

become a standard feature in most of our new buildings. With this, it has also become more and more common to see wheelchair users moving about freely on their own, or with friends and families. As we all know, even if a person is unable to walk or if a person is without sight, or without hearing, the persons other facilities continue to function. The person will continue to possess, his or her mind and intellect, imaginations as well as aspirations.

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s greater independence of not only wheelchair users, but also hopefully, the elderly, the visually or hearing impaired, children, and indeed a broad spectrum of the community.

The barrier -free design guideli nes will help consid erably toward

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1331 : 1993) CODE OF PRACTICE FOR ACCESS OF DISABLED PERSONS OUTSIDE BUILDINGS MS 1184 : 2002 (MS 1184 : 1991) CODE OF PRACTICE ON ACCESS FOR DISABLED PERSONS TO PUBLIC BUILDINGS MS 2015 :PART 1 : 2006 PUBLIC TOILETS PART 1 : MINIMUN DESIGN CRITERIA

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MALAYS IAN STANDA RD MS 133 1: 200 3 (MS

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