Physical Accessibility Assessment Report
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An accessibilities survey on the building facilities checklist has been used to assess the baseline.
This checklist has been complemented by the 5 experts that represent people with sensory (sight and hear), physical, mental, intellectual disabilities and neurodivergent to assess the existing facilities.
A walkthrough with the 5 experts has been done on 16 and 17 March 2022, and the checklist will be used as the base on the assessment (but not limited only by the pointers on the checklist).
During a walkthrough, the interview will also be done with the related stakeholders (eg. reception, security guard, cleaners, officers of UN Agencies, etc).
Technical requirements details in the checklist are based on the guidelines from Regulation Ministry of Public Work number 30/PRT/M2006, about technical guidelines for facilities and accessibilities in the technical planning for accessible and inclusive building and environment.
This checklist has been adjusted based on the condition and requirements of the building.
Applied consistency for minor additional in physical alteration.
Signage accessibility. Be sure to use the verbal description, along with the symbol, and place where it will be most visible.
Need to be equipped with braille and typeface enlargement considering to the 5 elements of vision; size, contrast, color, distance, position.
Spatial planning needs to meet the requirements of being free from obstacles and obstructions, both walls and floors.
Adding ramp or transition strip on the different floor heights to prevent trip and fall.
Good lighting is essential to ease accessible mobility.
Use human-centered approach. Takes account on the needs of individual, considering human perspective at all times.
Emergency and employee training for daily interaction with people with disabilities.
Clear directional signage with the proper size, bold type, and braille marking. Signage should be located at a consistent height and distance from the area it is identifying. Signage lettering should be raised with contrasting color with the background of the sign, and the background color should contrast with the surrounding wall surface. Apply braille signage installation that should be consistent in position.
Layout consistency. For example restroom such as the location of the trash bin should be near washbasin, the liquid soap is on the left side of faucet, the hand dryer is on the left or right side of washbasin.
Provide quiet room for people with intellectual disability, autism or mental health condition.
Good lighting is essential to ease accessible mobility.
Provide portable ramp. For safety consideration, recommend a 1:8 ratio, which works out to 1 foot of ramp for each inch of rise, or a 4.8° incline.
Adding ramp or transition strip on the different floor navigate prevent trip and fall.
People who is blind navigating surface level changes by cane, especially curbs and stairs. Apply visual cues that help people with visual impairment can use stairs safely such as high contrast edge highlighter and slip-resistant strips (friction strips) are also commonly used on tread surfaces to help prevent slips and falls. Select contrasting colored stair handrails, grab rails, and stair nosings.
Provide tactile indicators, such as different floor finishes, to indicate a transition from one area to another.
Replace control panel button on the elevator with braille marking.
Install voice and vibration alarms system for emergency.
Modify disability restroom with proper size.
Build ramps with handrails and/or tactile markers in the side entrance. We recommend on the right or left side of the main entrance.
Accessible parking spaces for disabilities must be provided at least 2% of the total capacity.
Considering making a sliding door that is more safe for any type of disabilities. Swing doors can sometimes be difficult to maneuver through, particularly for wheelchair users, due to the back and forth movement required. Sliding doors can eliminate this difficulty by sliding out of the way completely clear of the opening, allowing for quick and easy access from room to room. Sliding doors, require a double wall thickness for the door leaf space. However, it is very compact for small spaces because it does not require a large space, you can save additional space.
It is better not to use a door-closer, to make disability person can be independent in mobility, especially wheelchair users. Door-closers are good for use in areas that need more security, such as emergency doors or cashier rooms to mitigate risk of crime.