Campus landscape environment for student with disabilities (SwDs)in IIUM

The purpose of the study is to provide an understanding on the needs of students with disabilities (SwDs) and their problems in higher educational level. This study is aimed to review a campus landscape environment for SwDs including their support facilities. Preliminary research identifies chall...

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Main Authors:	Mohd Hussain, Mohd Ramzi, Tukiman, Izawati, Zaidin, Nurbazliah, Mohd Shahli, FitryNadia
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	IIUM Press 2016
Subjects:	GE Environmental Sciences H Social Sciences (General) NA Architecture
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/49586/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/49586/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/49586/3/49586-article.pdf

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spelling	iium-495862016-07-22T13:07:42Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/49586/ Campus landscape environment for student with disabilities (SwDs)in IIUM Mohd Hussain, Mohd Ramzi Tukiman, Izawati Zaidin, Nurbazliah Mohd Shahli, FitryNadia GE Environmental Sciences H Social Sciences (General) NA Architecture The purpose of the study is to provide an understanding on the needs of students with disabilities (SwDs) and their problems in higher educational level. This study is aimed to review a campus landscape environment for SwDs including their support facilities. Preliminary research identifies challenges in providing an accessible built environment in higher educational institution. The literatures are reviewed from type of disabilities, their problems and needs. Data collection use qualitative approach which focussing on barriers faced by SwDs in higher educational level. It is important to understand the need of SwDs before making any decisions. Good campus physical environments can be understood better and improved by greater sensitivity to their nonverbal communications, by increasing designs and spaces that give a sense of comfort and security for SwDs user. Thus, the findings provide a platform for the related organization to identify the needs of SwDs in the educational institution for their support facilities and services in order to help them survive in higher education level. In addition, SwDs will have the same opportunity with others to enter higher educational level. As the conclusion, the study proved that proper campus landscape planning and design is very significant in supporting SwDs needs in terms of their accessibility, usability, and safety within the campus environment. Thus, careful consideration of landscape planning and design must be given higher priority in campus development in order to cater SwDs needs. IIUM Press 2016 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/49586/3/49586-article.pdf Mohd Hussain, Mohd Ramzi and Tukiman, Izawati and Zaidin, Nurbazliah and Mohd Shahli, FitryNadia (2016) Campus landscape environment for student with disabilities (SwDs)in IIUM. Journal of Universal Design in the Built Environment, 2 (1). pp. 37-51. ISSN 2462-1668 http://www.iium.edu.my/kaed/judbe
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spellingShingle	GE Environmental Sciences H Social Sciences (General) NA Architecture Mohd Hussain, Mohd Ramzi Tukiman, Izawati Zaidin, Nurbazliah Mohd Shahli, FitryNadia Campus landscape environment for student with disabilities (SwDs)in IIUM
description	The purpose of the study is to provide an understanding on the needs of students with disabilities (SwDs) and their problems in higher educational level. This study is aimed to review a campus landscape environment for SwDs including their support facilities. Preliminary research identifies challenges in providing an accessible built environment in higher educational institution. The literatures are reviewed from type of disabilities, their problems and needs. Data collection use qualitative approach which focussing on barriers faced by SwDs in higher educational level. It is important to understand the need of SwDs before making any decisions. Good campus physical environments can be understood better and improved by greater sensitivity to their nonverbal communications, by increasing designs and spaces that give a sense of comfort and security for SwDs user. Thus, the findings provide a platform for the related organization to identify the needs of SwDs in the educational institution for their support facilities and services in order to help them survive in higher education level. In addition, SwDs will have the same opportunity with others to enter higher educational level. As the conclusion, the study proved that proper campus landscape planning and design is very significant in supporting SwDs needs in terms of their accessibility, usability, and safety within the campus environment. Thus, careful consideration of landscape planning and design must be given higher priority in campus development in order to cater SwDs needs.
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author	Mohd Hussain, Mohd Ramzi Tukiman, Izawati Zaidin, Nurbazliah Mohd Shahli, FitryNadia
author_facet	Mohd Hussain, Mohd Ramzi Tukiman, Izawati Zaidin, Nurbazliah Mohd Shahli, FitryNadia
author_sort	Mohd Hussain, Mohd Ramzi
title	Campus landscape environment for student with disabilities (SwDs)in IIUM
title_short	Campus landscape environment for student with disabilities (SwDs)in IIUM
title_full	Campus landscape environment for student with disabilities (SwDs)in IIUM
title_fullStr	Campus landscape environment for student with disabilities (SwDs)in IIUM
title_full_unstemmed	Campus landscape environment for student with disabilities (SwDs)in IIUM
title_sort	campus landscape environment for student with disabilities (swds)in iium
publisher	IIUM Press
publishDate	2016
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Campus landscape environment for student with disabilities (SwDs)in IIUM

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