The implementation of disability access and inclusion policy for people with disabilities (PWDs) provided by the city hall of Kuala Lumpur (KLCH) / Siti Zubaidah Md Pauzi

Physical barriers may hamper People with Disabilities (PWDs) movement in built environment. The needs of physical barrier-free environment are internationally acknowledged. People with disabilities (PWDs) is one of the minority group in Malaysia. The existence of PWDs often being neglected as there...

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Main Author: Md Pauzi, Siti Zubaidah
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Language:English
Published: 2019
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Online Access:https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/84340/1/84340.pdf
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spelling my-uitm-ir.843402024-02-19T04:05:48Z The implementation of disability access and inclusion policy for people with disabilities (PWDs) provided by the city hall of Kuala Lumpur (KLCH) / Siti Zubaidah Md Pauzi 2019 Md Pauzi, Siti Zubaidah HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology Physical barriers may hamper People with Disabilities (PWDs) movement in built environment. The needs of physical barrier-free environment are internationally acknowledged. People with disabilities (PWDs) is one of the minority group in Malaysia. The existence of PWDs often being neglected as there are fewer demands arisen from them. However, through the statistics reported by the Department of Social Welfare, the number of PWDs is keep increasing yearly. This indicates that there is a dire need for Malaysia to focus on the issues regarding PWDs. The PWDs' demands are more on the rights, voice, and participation in society. This study aims to examine the disability access and inclusion policy, and explore the accessibility and inclusion offered by the local authorities to PWDs in Malaysia; and finally examine the extend the local authorities' roles in managing the facilities for PWDs. This study focused on the implementation of disability access and inclusion policy provided for PWDs by KLCH only. This study adopted explanatory mixed-method approach where it begins with the quantitative method and support with the qualitative method. 2019 Thesis https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/84340/ https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/84340/1/84340.pdf text en public masters Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Faculty of Administrative Science & Policy Studies Russin, Zaliha
institution Universiti Teknologi MARA
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language English
advisor Russin, Zaliha
topic HV Social pathology
Social and public welfare
Criminology
spellingShingle HV Social pathology
Social and public welfare
Criminology
Md Pauzi, Siti Zubaidah
The implementation of disability access and inclusion policy for people with disabilities (PWDs) provided by the city hall of Kuala Lumpur (KLCH) / Siti Zubaidah Md Pauzi
description Physical barriers may hamper People with Disabilities (PWDs) movement in built environment. The needs of physical barrier-free environment are internationally acknowledged. People with disabilities (PWDs) is one of the minority group in Malaysia. The existence of PWDs often being neglected as there are fewer demands arisen from them. However, through the statistics reported by the Department of Social Welfare, the number of PWDs is keep increasing yearly. This indicates that there is a dire need for Malaysia to focus on the issues regarding PWDs. The PWDs' demands are more on the rights, voice, and participation in society. This study aims to examine the disability access and inclusion policy, and explore the accessibility and inclusion offered by the local authorities to PWDs in Malaysia; and finally examine the extend the local authorities' roles in managing the facilities for PWDs. This study focused on the implementation of disability access and inclusion policy provided for PWDs by KLCH only. This study adopted explanatory mixed-method approach where it begins with the quantitative method and support with the qualitative method.
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author Md Pauzi, Siti Zubaidah
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title The implementation of disability access and inclusion policy for people with disabilities (PWDs) provided by the city hall of Kuala Lumpur (KLCH) / Siti Zubaidah Md Pauzi
title_short The implementation of disability access and inclusion policy for people with disabilities (PWDs) provided by the city hall of Kuala Lumpur (KLCH) / Siti Zubaidah Md Pauzi
title_full The implementation of disability access and inclusion policy for people with disabilities (PWDs) provided by the city hall of Kuala Lumpur (KLCH) / Siti Zubaidah Md Pauzi
title_fullStr The implementation of disability access and inclusion policy for people with disabilities (PWDs) provided by the city hall of Kuala Lumpur (KLCH) / Siti Zubaidah Md Pauzi
title_full_unstemmed The implementation of disability access and inclusion policy for people with disabilities (PWDs) provided by the city hall of Kuala Lumpur (KLCH) / Siti Zubaidah Md Pauzi
title_sort implementation of disability access and inclusion policy for people with disabilities (pwds) provided by the city hall of kuala lumpur (klch) / siti zubaidah md pauzi
granting_institution Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
granting_department Faculty of Administrative Science & Policy Studies
publishDate 2019
url https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/84340/1/84340.pdf
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