Manuscript Number : IJSRSET1841057

Accessibility Study for Disables in Public Buildings of South Delhi

Authors(3) :-Ravinder Kumar, Amit Vashisth, Devender

People are physically disabled some time in their lives. The individuals who stay fit and without inability for their entire lives are few. In this way, open structures ought to be available and obstruction allowed to both capable and disabled individuals. Disabled individuals think that it is hard to get entrance into and work unreservedly without help with numerous open structures in Delhi. The examination took stock of facilities accessible for disabled individuals out in the open structures in South Zone of Delhi. The stock secured the recognizable proof and discovering the useful condition of the facilities. The example which is considered for the investigation was astoundingly huge and an aggregate of 8 kinds of open spots were viewed as, these are Schools, Hospitals, Dispensaries, Office buildings, community centers, and community toilets/Public toilets, Parks, Parking and Markets of south Delhi. The outcomes demonstrate that significant facilities required by impaired individuals are deficient in numerous open structures. A portion of the facility distinguished in couple of open structures are in extremely poor condition of task. Notwithstanding, nonattendance of these key features confines the exercises of individuals with physical inability. Because of deficit or maybe add up to disregard in arrangement of these facilities, their development, capability and abilities are being limited. These similarly comprise a hindrance in the improvement of their capacities. The general public everywhere is denied of the capacities and gifts in individuals with inabilities.

Authors and Affiliations

Ravinder Kumar
Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Panipat Institute of Engineering and Technology, Panipat, Haryana, India
Amit Vashisth
Project Engineer, South Delhi Municipal Corporation, Haryana, India
Devender
Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Panipat Institute of Engineering and Technology, Panipat, Haryana, India

Hindrance Free Building, Facilities, Physically Disabled, Public Buildings.

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Publication Details

Published in : Volume 4 | Issue 10 | September-October 2018
Date of Publication : 2018-10-30
License:  This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Page(s) : 235-247
Manuscript Number : IJSRSET1841057
Publisher : Technoscience Academy

Print ISSN : 2395-1990, Online ISSN : 2394-4099

Cite This Article :

Ravinder Kumar, Amit Vashisth, Devender, " Accessibility Study for Disables in Public Buildings of South Delhi, International Journal of Scientific Research in Science, Engineering and Technology(IJSRSET), Print ISSN : 2395-1990, Online ISSN : 2394-4099, Volume 4, Issue 10, pp.235-247, September-October-2018. Available at doi : https://doi.org/10.32628/18410IJSRSET
Journal URL : http://ijsrset.com/IJSRSET1841057

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