2020, vol. 10, núm. 1

Summary

  • An aircraft combination wheelchair seat suitable for aircraft aisles 

    Katz, Danielle; Mahomed, Aziza (2020-05-30)
    Article
    Open Access
    Air travel is very restricted for individuals with mobility limitations and there is a need for the design of improved accommodation for individuals in wheelchairs on an aircraft. The aim of this paper is to present an ...

  • Designing universal visuotactile pictograms 

    Boisadan, Andréa; Buisine, Stéphanie; Moreau, Philippe; Boumenir, Yasmine (2020-05-30)
    Article
    Open Access
    Pictograms are used in all domains of our daily life, in orientation maps in particular. They can be depicted visually or tactilely (in relief) for blind people. The problem is that these existing pictograms are not ...

  • Universal design: from design philosophy to applied science 

    Bianco, Lino (2020-05-31)
    Article
    Open Access
    Universal Design (UD) philosophy is inspired by the social responsibility that no discrimination is present in the use of the built environment. During recent decades UD philosophy led to a systematic development of design ...

  • Objective evaluation of architectural obstacles encountered in two Canadian urban settings by mobility device users 

    Gamache, Stéphanie; Routhier, Francois; Mortenson, W. Ben; Miller, William C.; Martin Ginis, Kathleen A. (2020-05-30)
    Article
    Open Access
    Individuals using ambulation or wheeled assistive technologies encounter obstacles when accessing built environments. Although there are many environmental evaluations allowing the identification of these obstacles, very ...

  • Research, analysis, and evaluation of web accessibility for a selected group of public websites in Bulgaria 

    Sabev, Negoslav; Georgieva-Tsaneva, Galya Nikolova; Bogdanova, Galina (2020-05-30)
    Article
    Open Access
    This article discusses the accessibility of public information on the Internet by people with disabilities, and in particular people with visual deficits. Web accessibility standards, content and basic principles have been ...

  • Daily life, anthropometry and bedroom design of Indonesian elderly 

    Rahmawati, Novia; Widyanti, Ari; Jiang, Bernard C. (2020-05-30)
    Article
    Open Access
    Indonesia elders have a choice to stay in residential or live in a nursing home. Effort should be invested to maintain the elderly well-being despite their lives choice. The purpose of this study is to observe Indonesian ...