The Role of Architectural Design in Supporting the Requirements of Users with Intellectual Disability

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1 Engineering administration, Suez Canal Authority, Ismailia, Egypt.

2 Department of Architecture and Urban Planning, Faculty of Engineering, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt

3 Department of Psychiatry and Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt

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Architecture is mainly concerned with establishing an appropriate environment that enables individuals to live in a comfortable environment. The problem of people with an intellectual disability is in movement from one place to another and lack of skills with the surrounding environment as he/she depends in most cases on individuals or assistive devices and to be able to deal in a more flexible way in public and private spaces like government buildings, markets, recreational and service buildings and other buildings that may be frequented by, it is required to achieve an architectural technical standards related to services located in those places in terms of their positions, dimensions and required spaces. Design considerations are divided into physical problems; mental, behavioral, mobility, hearing, visual, and psychological needs (intimate atmosphere - containment - privacy - simplicity and clarity - ease of movement - colors). Egypt sought through years of time to provide support and requirements that work on the care and rehabilitation of the disabled and allocated. So, many agencies and institutions that serve those requirements such as youth and the labor force and the Ministry of Education, health, and housing. A study was conducted on the current situation of a building that deals directly with individuals with intellectual disability (Suez Canal Authority Capacity Center) and evaluated that data and knowing the strengths and weaknesses points based on what has been extracted from standard design considerations. These considerations could be taken into account as guidelines for the decision-makers through setting and enforcing the legislation.
 

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