Disabled Children in Public Playgrounds: A pilot study

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Vol. 3 No. 6 (2018): Jan / Feb
Published: Jan 1, 2018
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/aje-bs.v3i6.238
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Disabled Children, Public Playgrounds, Post-Occupancy Study, Quality of Life,
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Seyed Hassan Khalifeh Soltani
Faculty of Architecture Planning and Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam, Malaysia.
Mohamed Yusoff Abbas
Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
Mohamad Awang
Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia

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This is a cross-sectional pilot study on children with disabilities' needs in public playgrounds. They often faced problems at public playgrounds, entertainment and amusement areas, due to the lack of ample provisions to cater for their special needs. The purpose of the study was to investigate the current status of infrastructure and design proper public playgrounds in Malaysia. The study period was six months. Overall 40 disabled children, parents, teachers and doctors were questioned and interviewed. Statistical Package for the Social Science (SPSS) software program was used for analysis. The finding revealed that there is a necessary need to improve and construct well-equipped public playgrounds for children with disabilities.

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Soltani, S.H.K., Abbas, M.Y. and Awang, M. 2018. Disabled Children in Public Playgrounds: A pilot study. Asian Journal of Environment-Behaviour Studies. 3, 6 (Jan. 2018), 81–89. DOI:https://doi.org/10.21834/aje-bs.v3i6.238.

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