Assessing the Level of the disabled people' Satisfaction about urban furniture (Tehran City)

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Samaneh Jalilisadrabad ¹ , mahdieh noroozi pur firuz ²

1 - Assistant Professor of Regional and Urban Planning, School of Architecture & Environmental Design, University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran.
2 - M.A. in Regional Planning, School of Architecture & Environmental Design, University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran.

Received: 2021-07-24 Accepted : 2022-02-27 Published : 2023-01-21

Keywords: Tehran, Satisfaction, urban furniture, people with disabilities,

Abstract :

The presence of all citizens in the urban space requires attention to the importance of the issue of adapting the urban furniture for the use of the disabled people. In Iran, this issue has received little attention. This makes it impossible for all people with any ability to be present in urban spaces easily. The purpose of this study is to investigate the level of satisfaction of disabled people with the adaptation of urban furniture in Tehran. In this regard, after studying library resources, using a questionnaire, and conducting interviews with experts, have assessed the level of satisfaction of people with disabilities from urban furniture and public space. the interviewees were selected using the snowball method, and to analyze the interviews, categorical content analysis was used; Most of the interviewees are disabled or active in this field. Also, a questionnaire was designed to be aware of the problems of urban furniture in Tehran and provided to people with disabilities. The number of respondents to the questionnaires was 81. the information was analyzed using SPSS software. The results show that the level of satisfaction of disabled people with urban furniture is low in the studied indicators and almost no subject is complete satisfaction satisfied by the disabled. Using solutions such as equipping transportation stations with ramps and elevators, designing urban furniture for the use of disabled people, proper placement of urban furniture, locating sensory and audio panels at intersections, removing barriers; Can help increase the level of satisfaction of disabled people.

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