Inclusivity Series - Universal / Barrier-free Design

 

Universal / barrier-free design is an integral component of an inclusive community.  It means designing buildings and spaces to be usable by all people, especially the physically-challenged.  Our city has in place statutory and guiding documents to guide universal / barrier-free design since the late-1990s.  After over two decades of implementation, how are we doing?  Let’s have the users tell us their first-hand experience in Hong Kong:

《真係無障礙？去澳牛開餐 經垃圾後巷上戲院 輪椅女實試無障礙設施》

Publisher: 何宛淇 (香港硬地滾球傷殘運動員)

輪椅人士去朗豪坊 途人瘋狂打尖搭𨋢｜真係無障礙？

Publisher:  WeTV 無障礙媒體

 

社區好設計，如個幫助視障人士？（設手語傳譯）｜真係無障礙？

Publisher: WeTV 無障礙媒體

視障人士的陷阱

Publisher:  WeTV 無障礙媒體

點先可以方便聽障人士出街?

Publisher: 香港社會服務聯會 (HKCSS)

It is acknowledged that we will see a demographic shift in the population with greater portion of persons with disability and the elderly in the coming decades, provision of better barrier-free facilities are certainly required.  As usual, we make reference to international practices and see what we can take home:

LTA and BBC StoryWorks: Building an Inclusive Public Transport System in Singapore

Publisher: Land Transport Authority (LTA), Singapore

What People with Disabilities have to say about Inclusive Communities

Publisher: PEACH Research Unit, Dalhousie University’s School of Planning, Halifax, Canada

How to Create a Smart City for Blind and Visually Impaired People?

Publisher: OKEENEA

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