Accessibility of Tourist Attractions to People With Mobility Impairments and People with Visual Impairments in the Town of Jihlava

The paper deals with the topic of making tourist attractions in the regional centre Jihlava accessible to the needs of a specific customer segments – people with physical disabilities, namely wheelchair users and people with visual impairments. This is a relevant topic with both economic and non-economic angle and, at the same time, one that is not sufficiently looked into. In the future the number of visitors with disabilities can be expected to increase, being for the given segment of clients adequately prepared may in fact prove to be a competitive advantage

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Perceived Discrimination and Emotional Reactions in People with Different Types of Disabilities: A Qualitative Approach

The Spanish Journal of Psychology ◽

10.1017/sjp.2018.13 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 21 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Daniel Pérez-Garín ◽

Patricia Recio ◽

Alejandro Magallares ◽

Fernando Molero ◽

Cristina García-Ael

Keyword(s):

Physical Disabilities ◽

Leisure Activities ◽

Visual Impairments ◽

Emotional Responses ◽

Emotional Reactions ◽

Future Research ◽

Hearing Impairments ◽

Structured Interviews ◽

Different Types ◽

People With Physical Disabilities

AbstractThe purpose of this study is to assess the discourse of people with disabilities regarding their perception of discrimination and stigma. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with ten adults with physical disabilities, ten with hearing impairments and seven with visual impairments. The agreement between the coders showed an excellent reliability for all three groups, with kappa coefficients between .82 and .96. Differences were assessed between the three groups regarding the types of discrimination they experienced and their most frequent emotional responses. People with physical disabilities mainly reported being stared at, undervalued, and subtly discriminated at work, whereas people with hearing impairments mainly reported encountering barriers in leisure activities, and people with visual impairments spoke of a lack of equal opportunities, mockery and/or bullying, and overprotection. Regarding their emotional reactions, people with physical disabilities mainly reported feeling anxious and depressed, whereas people with hearing impairments reported feeling helpless, and people with visual impairments reported feeling anger and self-pity. Findings are relevant to guide future research and interventions on the stigma of disability.

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Development of a Gesture-Based Game Applying Participatory Design to Reflect Values of Manual Wheelchair Users

International Journal of Computer Games Technology ◽

10.1155/2018/2607618 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 2018 ◽

pp. 1-19 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Alexandre Greluk Szykman ◽

André Luiz Brandão ◽

João Paulo Gois

Keyword(s):

Creative Process ◽

Participatory Design ◽

Physical Disabilities ◽

Disabled People ◽

Natural User Interface ◽

Wheelchair Users ◽

Manual Wheelchair ◽

The Social ◽

People With Physical Disabilities ◽

Qualitative Analyses

Wheelchair users have been benefited from Natural User Interface (NUI) games because gesture-based applications can help motor disabled people. Previous work showed that considering values and the social context of these users improve game enjoyment. However, the literature lacks on studies that address games as a tool to approach personal values of people with physical disabilities. Participatory design encompasses techniques that allow absorbing and reflecting values of users into technologies. We developed a gesture-based game using participatory design addressing values of wheelchair users. To manage the development of our game, we permitted creativity and flexibility to the designers. Our design is aligned to the Game SCRUM and make use of concepts from the Creative Process. The products of each stage of the design that we applied are both a gesture-based game and its evaluation. We tested the enjoyment (immersion, difficult while playing, etc.) of users for the game that we developed thought game-based quantitative and qualitative analyses. Our results indicate that the game was able to provide a satisfactory entertaining experience to the users.

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Designing the functional garments for people with physical disabilities or kyphosis by using computer simulation techniques

Industria Textila ◽

10.35530/it.070.02.1592 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 70 (02) ◽

pp. 182-191

Author(s):

RUDOLF ANDREJA ◽

STJEPANOVIČ ZORAN ◽

CUPAR ANDREJ

Keyword(s):

Computer Simulation ◽

Physical Disabilities ◽

3D Scanning ◽

Health Problems ◽

Wheelchair Users ◽

Sitting Posture ◽

Body Postures ◽

Simulation Techniques ◽

People With Physical Disabilities ◽

Computer Simulation Techniques

The two-fold purpose of this study is to document the current challenges of the 3D scanning and computer simulation techniques in developing functional garments for people with physical disabilities or postural disorder kyphosis. The first part of the study investigates the health problems of the wheelchair users and presents the possibilities of developing functional pants from the perspective of protection and health needs. The second part of the study investigates the usefulness of the newly developed methodology for elementary surfaces evaluation, named CASP (Curvature, Acceleration, Symmetry, Proportionality), in the process of designing the well-fitted bodice for wheelchair users suffering from the postural disorder kyphosis. The relationships between the health problems, human body postures, kyphosis, 3D scanning, CASP evaluation and treated garments were considered in the prototyping process. The obtained research results regarding the functional pants for wheelchair users and the well-fitted bodice for a kyphosis body are valuable also for a wider population of those who are forced to a sitting posture during a day and are confronted with similar health problems as paraplegics or are affected by the kyphosis.

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A Study and Development of Workplace Facilities and Working Environment to Increase the Work Efficiency of Persons with Disabilities: A Case Study of Major Retail and Wholesale Companies in Bangkok

The Scientific World JOURNAL ◽

10.1155/2018/3142010 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 2018 ◽

pp. 1-12

Author(s):

Soraj Pruettikomon ◽

Chaturong Louhapensang

Keyword(s):

Physical Disabilities ◽

Group Discussion ◽

Posttest Score ◽

Working Environment ◽

Department Stores ◽

Persons With Disabilities ◽

Wheelchair Users ◽

Work Effectiveness ◽

The People ◽

People With Physical Disabilities

This research aims to improve the work effectiveness of people with physical disabilities in department stores, retail and wholesale companies in Bangkok. It focuses on the environment and facilities needed by people with three types of disabilities, visual impairment, hearing impairment, and wheelchair users. A mixed research method was used (questionnaires, interviews, and observations). The results were applied to a design process based on the needs of people with physical disabilities and addressed solving their work problems, increasing their work effectiveness, and bringing the results of the design to a group discussion. The group was made up of 15 experts who were supervisors, representatives of the people with each type of physical disability, instructors, and personnel from the university knowledgeable about universal design for people with disabilities. Architects and designers helped to brainstorm ideas and develop designs that led to production and product testing. Testing was conducted to compare pretest and posttest results using designed products to evaluate the work effectiveness of the people with physical disabilities using statistical analysis (paired t-tests). The results using developed products showed a higher average posttest score than pretest. This indicated a statistically higher work effectiveness (α =0.05) and supports the research hypothesis.

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