A tool for universal accessibility assessment in the interior of dwellings
Journal
Informes de la Construcción
ISSN
1988-3234
0020-0883
Date Issued
2023
Author(s)
Claudia Alejandra Valderrama-Ulloa
Fabien Rouault
Type
Resource Types::text::journal::journal article
URL Institutional Repository
Abstract
<jats:p>The present study proposes a tool for assessing universal accessibility in the interior of apartments, presenting a novel quantitative model for assessing the accessibility of buildings for buyers or tenants. For this, a multicriteria analysis for aggregating the assessment indicators with different units and scales is employed using a unique grade of accessibility according to four main pillars: Autonomy, Mobility, Comfort, and Safety. The assessment method has been applied in 35 show apartments in the urban area of Santiago in Chile. This work shows the application and results of 4 departments. The evaluation results are presented visually with a circular bar plot and a final grade in letter format from F to A. In general, it is observed that the four apartments proposed have a low degree of accessibility (letters F to D). And, the Autonomy pillar is clearly the lowest pillar in the selected apartments.</jats:p>
Subjects
autonomy
;
disability
;
mobility
;
private housing
;
safety
;
user comfort