PRESENTATION ON BARRIOR FREE BUILT

ENVIRONMENTUNIT -1

SUBMITTED TO;SAI KIRAN SIR

SUBMITTED BY;RIYAS.MS13061AA0046TH SEMSARCA

INTRODUCTIONBarrier Free Environment is one which enables people with disabilities to move about safely and freely and to use the facilities within the built environment. The goal of barrier free design is to provide an environment that supports the independent functioning of individuals so that they can get to, and participate without assistance, in every day activities such as procurement of goods and services, community living, employment, and leisure. The fundamental principles which have been followed in developing standards / norms for various facilities to meet disabled people’s standards for safety, convenience and usability. Barrier free design standards should satisfy anyone who is hampered in his mobility or functioning (as compared with a nondisabled person) as a result of obstacles put in his way by the design of a building, the choice of hardware and equipment, and the arrangement of outside space.

HEARING DISABILITYPersons with impaired hearingDeafness or hearing handicaps that might make an individual insecure in public areas because he is unable to communicate or hear warning signals. Persons in this category are totally deaf or have difficulty in hearing. They are generally use their sight to gather information in public places.

Design requirements* Provision of information board in an easily understandable manner.* Provision of illuminated signage, layout diagrams to help the persons easily reach the desired place

Persons with impaired vision

Persons in this category are totally blind or with impaired vision. Visually impaired persons make use of other senses such as hearing or touch to compensate for the lack of vision. It is necessary to give instructions accessible through the sense of touch(hands, fingers or legs).While walking with a white cane to spot their feet near the tip of the cane the persons may bump his or her head or shoulder against protruding objects.Persons with limited vision may be able to discriminate between dark and bright shades and difference in primary colors

Design requirements* Use of guiding blocks for persons with impaired vision to guide them within the buildings and facilities and out side the building. (Refer details of guiding/warning blocks).* Installation of information board in Braille.* Installation of audible signage (announcements)* Removal of any protruding objects and sufficient walking space for safe walking.* For persons with limited vision use of contrasting color arrangements

ORTHOPEDIC

SPECIAL NEEDS FOR THE PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES:-With regard to the design guidelines the special needs of the persons with disabilities for construction of built environment are as follows.A. NON-AMBULATORY DISABILITIESPersons restricted on wheel chair should use the facilities within the built environmental one without a helper’s assistance.Wheelchair UsersA wheelchair may be operated by the user alone or with a helper’s assistance.However, wheelchair design must assume that the user should be able to operate the wheelchair without help.

The width and length of the wheel chair, its control and the diameter of the castersdecide the following:Width of entrances and exists (clear 900mm,) Width of the passage / corridor (min. 900mm)Slope of the climbing (min. ramp slope 1:12)Passing over different levels and grooves (Grating with narrow slots in thedirection of movement and level difference to limit to 2cm or less.Range of reachTransferring from wheel chair (adequate space is required to transfer fromwheel chair to toilet seat and bed)

SEMI-AMBULATORY DISABILITIESPersons with impaired walkingPersons in this category who use walking aids such as crutches or canes, who areamputees, who have chest ailments or heart disease. The persons in this categoryinclude those who can not walk without a cane and those who have some trouble intheir upper or lower limbs although they can walk unassisted.Design requirements* Width of passage for crutch users (min. 900 mm)* Finishes of floor surface with non slip floor material.* Installation of handrail to support the body weight at the critical places e.g. staircase,toilet, ramp, passage with a change of level (800-850 mm).* Extension of handrail on the flat landing at the top and bottom of the stairs (300mm).* To prevent slipping off the cane or crutch from the side of the stairs or ramps (20mm high lip on the exposed edge).1

i. Ensuring the well-being of the elderly so that they do not become marginalized, unprotected or ignored on any count.ii. Protection on various fronts like financial security, health care, shelter and welfare, including protection against abuse and exploitation.iii. Ensuring for the elderly, an equitable share in the benefits of development as well as addressing the neglect of elderly women on three counts viz. age, widowhood and gender.iv. Promoting an age-integrated society by adopting mechanisms for improving inter-generational ties so as to make the elderly a part and parcel of families/households.v. Considering the elderly as a resource by advocating their inclusion within the family, community and society and carving out specific productive roles and opportunities for themvi. Viewing the elderly as an agency which needs to be empowered, with regard to their voice and representation in the electoral sphere.vii. In connection with the larger budgetary requirements, to ensure the welfare of the elderly thereby advocating the involvement of civil society, individuals and families in this Endeavour.viii. Recognizing the need for expansion of social and community services with universal accessibility.

Human rights are rights inherent to all human beings, whatever our nationality, place of residence, sex, national or ethnic origin, color, religion, language, or any other status. We are all equally entitled to our human rights without discrimination. These rights are all interrelated, interdependent and indivisible.

HUMAN RIGHTS

There are a variety of human rights, including:Civil rights (such as the rights to life, liberty and security),Political rights (like rights to the protection of the law and equality before the law),Economic rights (including rights to work, to own property and to receive equal pay),Social rights (like rights to education and consenting marriages),Cultural rights (including the right to freely participate in their cultural community), andCollective rights (like the right to self-determination

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

Equal opportunity is a stipulation that all people should be treated similarly, unhampered by artificial barriers or prejudices or preferences, except when particular distinctions can be explicitly justified.  The aim according to this often complex and contested concept is that important jobs should go to those “most qualified” – persons most likely to perform ably in a given task – and not go to persons for arbitrary or irrelevant reasons, such as circumstances of birth, upbringing, having well-connected relatives or friends, religion, sex, ethnicity, race, caste, or involuntary personal attributes such as disability, age, gender, or sexual orientation.

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