Universal design and accessibility for people with disabilities in Masjid Negara, Malaysia

Malaysia to become seeks to become a fully developed country by 2020. Among nine central challenges demonstrated in the body of the “Vision 2020” is “the challenge of establishing a fully caring society” (WAWASAN 2020). Along with developed societies overcoming such dysfunctional built environments...

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Main Authors: Utaberta, Nangkula, Niya, Mahsa Dabbagh, Sabil, Azmal Bin
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Published: International Center for Islamic Architecture from the Sunnah, Department of Architecture UIN Maulana Malik Ibrahim Malang 2017
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spelling my.upm.eprints.636332018-11-07T09:03:18Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/63633/ Universal design and accessibility for people with disabilities in Masjid Negara, Malaysia Utaberta, Nangkula Niya, Mahsa Dabbagh Sabil, Azmal Bin Malaysia to become seeks to become a fully developed country by 2020. Among nine central challenges demonstrated in the body of the “Vision 2020” is “the challenge of establishing a fully caring society” (WAWASAN 2020). Along with developed societies overcoming such dysfunctional built environments has become under consideration in Malaysia as well to remove barriers and provide equal access of people with disabilities (PWDS) to all public services. Notwithstanding practical steps taken, there are still dissatisfactions from the members of public toward public buildings which cause restriction in PWDS daily life. Previous studies has also raised claims against inaccessibility of mosque buildings as well. In order to realization of a barrier-free built environment for a huge portion of Malaysia population, this research aimed to investigate accessibility and usability of Malaysian mosques for PWDS. Masjid Negara was selected for the purpose of this study. The most recent revision of available Malaysian Standard of MS 1184:2014, “Universal Design and Accessibility in the Built Environment - Code of Practice”, became the reference in this study. A comprehensive evaluation checklist was constructed for the purpose of a systematic observation including 162 checkpoints under 22 items of accessibility. International Center for Islamic Architecture from the Sunnah, Department of Architecture UIN Maulana Malik Ibrahim Malang 2017 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/63633/1/Universal%20design%20and%20accessibility%20for%20people%20with%20disabilities%20in%20Masjid%20Negara%2C%20Malaysia.pdf Utaberta, Nangkula and Niya, Mahsa Dabbagh and Sabil, Azmal Bin (2017) Universal design and accessibility for people with disabilities in Masjid Negara, Malaysia. Journal of Islamic Architecture, 4 (4). 134 - 138. ISSN 2086-2636 10.18860/jia.v4i4.4499
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description Malaysia to become seeks to become a fully developed country by 2020. Among nine central challenges demonstrated in the body of the “Vision 2020” is “the challenge of establishing a fully caring society” (WAWASAN 2020). Along with developed societies overcoming such dysfunctional built environments has become under consideration in Malaysia as well to remove barriers and provide equal access of people with disabilities (PWDS) to all public services. Notwithstanding practical steps taken, there are still dissatisfactions from the members of public toward public buildings which cause restriction in PWDS daily life. Previous studies has also raised claims against inaccessibility of mosque buildings as well. In order to realization of a barrier-free built environment for a huge portion of Malaysia population, this research aimed to investigate accessibility and usability of Malaysian mosques for PWDS. Masjid Negara was selected for the purpose of this study. The most recent revision of available Malaysian Standard of MS 1184:2014, “Universal Design and Accessibility in the Built Environment - Code of Practice”, became the reference in this study. A comprehensive evaluation checklist was constructed for the purpose of a systematic observation including 162 checkpoints under 22 items of accessibility.
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title_full Universal design and accessibility for people with disabilities in Masjid Negara, Malaysia
title_fullStr Universal design and accessibility for people with disabilities in Masjid Negara, Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Universal design and accessibility for people with disabilities in Masjid Negara, Malaysia
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publisher International Center for Islamic Architecture from the Sunnah, Department of Architecture UIN Maulana Malik Ibrahim Malang
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