PWDs accessibility audit: commercial complexes, Klang Valley, Malaysia / Ahmad Ezanee Hashim … [et al.]
Barriers may restrict the mobility of people with disabilities (PWDs) in a building. This research identifies the effectiveness of accessibility in commercial complexes in the Klang valley in the state of Selangor Malaysia. Data were based from semi structured interviews and site audit with four gro...
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| author | Hashim, Ahmad Ezanee Samikon, Siti Aida Ismail, Faridah Kamarudin, Hikmah |
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| description | Barriers may restrict the mobility of people with disabilities (PWDs) in a building. This research identifies the effectiveness of accessibility in commercial complexes in the Klang valley in the state of Selangor Malaysia. Data were based from semi structured interviews and site audit with four groups of respondents of different type of disability. The finding reveals it is mandatory requirements to provide user friendly accessibility within and outside buildings as there are weaknesses found such as poor thought out solution, poor quality materials, limited guidelines and weak enforcement by the relevant authorities. The findings highlighted could be a benchmark for PWDs building industry in developing a user friendly and accessible building environment in commercial complexes. |
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| spelling | uitm.eprints-97822020-04-18T15:02:10Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/29782/ PWDs accessibility audit: commercial complexes, Klang Valley, Malaysia / Ahmad Ezanee Hashim … [et al.] ajebs Hashim, Ahmad Ezanee Samikon, Siti Aida Ismail, Faridah Kamarudin, Hikmah HF Commerce Accounting. Bookkeeping Auditing. Auditors Audit committees Internal auditing Barriers may restrict the mobility of people with disabilities (PWDs) in a building. This research identifies the effectiveness of accessibility in commercial complexes in the Klang valley in the state of Selangor Malaysia. Data were based from semi structured interviews and site audit with four groups of respondents of different type of disability. The finding reveals it is mandatory requirements to provide user friendly accessibility within and outside buildings as there are weaknesses found such as poor thought out solution, poor quality materials, limited guidelines and weak enforcement by the relevant authorities. The findings highlighted could be a benchmark for PWDs building industry in developing a user friendly and accessible building environment in commercial complexes. Universiti Teknologi MARA Cawangan Selangor 2018-05 Article PeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/29782/1/AJ_AHMAD%20EZANEE%20HASHIM%20AJE-BS%20B%2018.pdf PWDs accessibility audit: commercial complexes, Klang Valley, Malaysia / Ahmad Ezanee Hashim … [et al.]. (2018) Asian Journal of Environment-Behaviour Studies <https://ir.uitm.edu.my/view/publication/Asian_Journal_of_Environment-Behaviour_Studies/>, 3 (8). pp. 1-10. ISSN 2514-751X https://aje-bs.e-iph.co.uk/index.php/ajE-Bs/article/view/291 |
| spellingShingle | HF Commerce Accounting. Bookkeeping Auditing. Auditors Audit committees Internal auditing Hashim, Ahmad Ezanee Samikon, Siti Aida Ismail, Faridah Kamarudin, Hikmah PWDs accessibility audit: commercial complexes, Klang Valley, Malaysia / Ahmad Ezanee Hashim … [et al.] |
| title | PWDs accessibility audit: commercial complexes, Klang Valley, Malaysia / Ahmad Ezanee Hashim … [et al.] |
| title_full | PWDs accessibility audit: commercial complexes, Klang Valley, Malaysia / Ahmad Ezanee Hashim … [et al.] |
| title_fullStr | PWDs accessibility audit: commercial complexes, Klang Valley, Malaysia / Ahmad Ezanee Hashim … [et al.] |
| title_full_unstemmed | PWDs accessibility audit: commercial complexes, Klang Valley, Malaysia / Ahmad Ezanee Hashim … [et al.] |
| title_short | PWDs accessibility audit: commercial complexes, Klang Valley, Malaysia / Ahmad Ezanee Hashim … [et al.] |
| title_sort | pwds accessibility audit commercial complexes klang valley malaysia ahmad ezanee hashim et al |
| topic | HF Commerce Accounting. Bookkeeping Auditing. Auditors Audit committees Internal auditing |
| url | https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/29782/1/AJ_AHMAD%20EZANEE%20HASHIM%20AJE-BS%20B%2018.pdf |
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