Malaysian Perspective on the Development of Accessible Design
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Malaysia has been actively providing accessibility in the built environment since the country signed the Proclamation on the Full Participation and Equality of People with Disabilities in the Asia-Pacific Region in 1994. However, Malaysia has limitations in enforcing legislation pertaining to accessibility. One of the concerns was the local authorities role in having their own mechanisms to create an accessible built environment. The objective is to highlight the gaps in Malaysia's regulations and to illustrate the research development of the Accessible Design infrastructure for disabled people. The outcome will describe Malaysia's experience in Accessible Design.
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