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UNESCO REGIONAL OFFICE FOR EDUCATION IN ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 1) GPO. BOX 1425, BANGKOK, THAILAND DESIGN GUIDE FOR BARRIER-FREE SCHOOLS D EDUCATIONAL BUILDING DIGEST 14 INTRODUCTION 1 Vig OF TWE POPULATION, IRRESPECIWE OF RACE, NATIONALITY OR LOCATION, ARE DISPBLED. THEY ARE SPREAD TWHLY, OVER A WIDE AREA. FOR FUL PARTICIPATION BY THE DISABLED, THE COMMUNITY HAS TO OFFER THEM, BARRIER-FREE SITES, THE SPECIAL NEEDS OF DISABLED CHILDREN SHOULD BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT IN THE DESIGN AND PLANNING OF SCHOOL BUILDINGS, EXISTING FACILITIES HAVE TO BE CHANGED OR ADAPTED SO THAT HANDICAPPED. PERSONS CAN ENTER, LEAVE AND CIRCULATE IN THE BUILDINGS WITHOUT ASSISTANCE, THOSE WHO ARE AFFECTED BY ARCHITECTURAL BARRIERS CAN BE DIVIDED INTO FOUR GROUPS 1, WHEEL CHAIR PERSONS 2. AMBULANT DISABLED PERSONS. 3. VISUALLY HANDICAPPED 4. THE HEARING= IMPAIRED BUT EMPHASIS ON INDIVIDUAL DIAGNOSIS, EVALUATION AND PROGRAMMES RATHER THAN CLASSIFICATION BY LABEL OR GROUP CATEGORY, IS MOST IMPORTANT. THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THIS DIGEST IS RELATED PRINCIPALLY TO THE DESIGN OF ACCESS TO BUILDINGS BY PHYSICALLY DISABLED PUPILS AND STUDENTS WHO ARE ABLE, WHEN ATTENDING SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES, TO MAKE USE OF ORDINARY TEACHING ACCOMMOPATION, IT DOES NOT COVER DESIGN TO MEET ANY SPECIALIZED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES OR CARE REQUIREMENTS OF THE HANDICAPPED, GENERAL DESIGN INFORMATION REACH DIMENSION we Pts, a é ‘Shek use” SYOUPEE ee oe fa, veNoTH aa-iooem | aaen b_wiorn ene | ate je_heantor sem | a0 fd. weicut oF ammeest| 7l~ 16°" WEIGHT OF HANDIE ae HAZARD EVERY EFFORT SHOULD BE MADE To ELIMINATE HAZARDS FoR THOSE PERSONS WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES ett ADEQUATE, WEAK oF ESCAPE IN CASE OF FIRE “4h MAISHOLE OR OPEH DRAINAGE SHOULO —QOOR FIXTURE OR NO PASSAGE No opetAcies. BE ETHER COVERED SIGH SHLD HoT SHOULD BE PLACED AT CHEST OR CORDONED OFF OBSTRUCT THE TRE UNDER STAIRS feWGHT 2 INFORMATION FOR MODIFYING EXISTING SCHOOL AND BUILDING NEW SCHOOLS 1. PLANTING ea 25% veancae . Cteanaice ; mh Sem wats / © Penns searie cocownt © cows eer canaran Peepers Areas Sine oe somes noats war se80 poos AVOID DEBRIS OR SURFACE ROOTS NEAR WALK gs: 2. GARDEN weeps Wea aa: som o6EF, ~~, ‘serwoE TS Hic fist ateh Aus “ PRISED GARDEN Petson In WMEELCHAIR = PLAY With SAND PAVED WALK peaahs) coe Cee WiTHOUT EEMOVAL, Gives neces Bom ncn From uae TO ALL AeEAS. 3, RECOMMENDED SURFACE OF WALK/FLOOR | SHOULD BE SMOOTH, BUT NON-SLIPPERY AND of FIXED AND FIRM MATERIALS SHOULD NOT LOOK SLIPPERY FOR THE WHEELCHAIR USER, UNEVEN SURFACES DISTUR THE TRAVEL OF WHEELCHAIR CASIORS 1B FOR AMBULANT DISABLED PERSONS, UNEVEH SURFACES MAY CAUSE TRIPPING AND FALLING ‘STONE Chis (TEXTURED FINISH WITH COARSE. AGGREGATE NOT FINE. THAK I) TARMACADAM (STONE. cHiPs WITH TAR) ROUGH POROUS BRICK WITH FLUSH JOINT Som CEMENT COARSE AGGEEGATE BITUMEN ‘STABILIZED EARTH CONCRETE LAID-IK=SITU, WITH HERRINGBONE PATTERN 5. RAMPING OF SIDEWALKS BEcoMMENDED z Fecovmenveo Sncimund SeaoienT WHERE FANG. weg FACING OF CoB Is HEAVY TRAFFIC Maken (RAF RC 1% Se 6, ACCESS EASY ACCESS FROM GATE TO BUILDING HEASY ACCESS FROM BuDING TO BUILDING bua MT LEVEL FOOTPATH FROM MAIN 5 MOLTISTOREY BOILOING ANO FROM BUILDING To BUILEING: WITH RAMPS. = WHAT TO AVOID eed es STEEP RAMPS a 7. ENTRANCE AND DOORWAY BLEVEL, IF NOT, SHOULD HAVE BOTH RAMP AND sTePS at cums 5° HioH Provioen on PLATRORM AND 4 RxPOSED Sipe oF RAMP 8, CORRIDOR Kw j he 9. LONG RAMPS PREFERRED MAXUM GRADIENT OF 1 TOIG 1S RECOMMENDED, BUT EVEN THE STEEPEST RAMP (GRADIENT OF TIN 12) 1S MORE MANAGEABLE BY WHEELCHAIR PERSONS THAN A FLIGHT OF STEPS FOR NABULANT DISABLED PERSONS. WIS DIFFICULT TO NEGOTIATE FOR WHEELCHAIR PERSONS GRapsitt OF T1070 DAMES, THEREFORE. StePs ARE peeccneeaea ne pasrEeee ee as fe AMORA — en Hesont oF hanonare| aout [weer] pte __tommax, 2 — tom wwe. der

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