An evaluation of the School of Engineering buildings at the University of Jordan with regard to accessibility

Stetieh, Hibatullah

doi:10.1016/j.scs.2018.04.025

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“…Interview with volunteer trainer at SCD by author, September 5, 2019). This is comparable to the author's previous study finding (Stetieh, 2018), where a student with a hearing impairment did not use his portable induction loop to avoid embarrassment.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 86%

“…The procedures adopted were in line with similar studies that evaluated accessibility on university campuses. Observations, direct measurements, interviews with managers (Stetieh, 2018; Utomo, 2019) and interviews with PWDs were carried out (Stetieh, 2018). Tudzi et al.’s study (2020) investigated the barriers that PHUWs face by accompanying a university student who used a wheelchair on her journey on campus, and through semi-structured interviews with the student and persons in contact with her.…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Chiwandire and Vincent (2017) found that 10 South-African universities were inaccessible to students with mobility disabilities. In a previous study by the author, Stetieh (2018) evaluated accessibility in the School of Engineering at the University of Jordan (UJ) and found that the school's buildings were still lacking accessibility; moreover, she found that expansions further interrupted and disabled PWDs' paths. Alsalem and Abu Doush (2018) discovered that the libraries and computer labs of five Jordanian higher education institutions were still having many physical barriers.…”

Section: Improvement Of Pwds' Rights In Jordanmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The curriculum of elementary schools focuses on moral education, which teaches good behavior; for example, when meeting PWDs, the child is instructed to help them (Unsriana and Ningrum, 2018). In Jordan, Stetieh (2018) found that locking the accessible entrances was adding additional barriers throughout PWDs' paths in the School of Engineering at UJ.…”

Section: Improvement Of Pwds' Rights In Jordanmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Exploring the University of Jordan campus: is it accessible to persons with visual disabilities?

Stetieh

2023

OHI

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PurposeThis paper aims to examine accessibility in the built environment and tries to determine the physical and attitudinal barriers affecting Persons with Visual Disabilities' (PWVDs) experience on the University of Jordan (UJ) campus.Design/methodology/approachThis is a descriptive mixed-methods study, based on the following: data collection regarding PWVDs' services at UJ; semi-structured interviews with PWVDs and with some employees at UJ; observations, photographs and direct measurements during campus tours; accompanying one student with poor eyesight when navigating through UJ campus; then, analyzing data in light of the national code's accessibility checklist.FindingsUJ campus suffers from many shortcomings regarding accessibility; these include an insufficient pedestrian environment, limited tactile paths, low illuminance levels in lecture halls and other inadequate services. Besides, there are many infringements on PWVDs' paths, due to either new expansions or unconscious behavior. Moreover, interpersonal barriers prevent PWVDs from using assistive equipment and accommodation. The study concludes that preserving pedestrians' rights, monitoring new expansions, renovating the UJ campus in accordance with national codes and international standards, improving PWVDs services and awareness-raising programs are needed to ensure accessibility for PWVDs.Originality/valueNew legislation has been recently passed regarding accessibility in Jordan, and – on the UJ campus – the first phase of tactile paving has been installed. This paper is believed to be the first of its kind to evaluate PWVDs' services following the new changes. The study's methodology might also be deemed useful to stakeholders when enabling the built environment.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 86%

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confidence: 99%

Section: Improvement Of Pwds' Rights In Jordanmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Improvement Of Pwds' Rights In Jordanmentioning

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Exploring the University of Jordan campus: is it accessible to persons with visual disabilities?

Stetieh

2023

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“…An important theme of the study is the ease with which accessibility can be obliterated, through changes in use, remodeling, remodeling. This phenomenon is presented, among others, in the text "An evaluation of the School of Engineering buildings at the University of Jordan with regard to accessibility" (Stetieh 2018).…”

Section: Literature Analysismentioning

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Accessibility of Spaces for Learning – Learning About Accessibility

Bonenberg,

Linowiecka

2023

piF

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The purpose of the presented research is to identify problems with the orientation and accessibility of the fragment of the "Warta" Campus at Poznan University of Technology and the building of the Faculty of Architecture and the Faculty of Management Engineering (WAWIZ). The new, almost zero-energy building designed by Prof. Sławomir Rosolski meets ecological and pro-environmental requirements to the highest degree and combines them with the perfection of the building's architectural form. The scope of the ergonomic research conducted concerns access to the Warta Campus from the nearest public transportation stop, the route to the WAWIZ building running through the campus, and the first floor of the building. The scope of the research and accompanying workshops also had an awareness-raising (socio-educational) character, ending with a discussion, and were preceded by design classes, where methods were discussed. The results of the accessibility study allowed the identification of the four most significant measures to eliminate existing limitations. The research focused on architectural accessibility only.

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