มาตรฐานขัน้ ต่ำในการปรับปรุงหอพักในมหาวิทยาลัยที่เอือ้ ต่อนักศึกษาพิการ / สโรชา มังคลา = Minimum standard improvements in higher education housing for disabled students / Sarocha Mungkala
This research aims to study the needs and the desires for housing by surveying activities and uses of living areas in the dorm buildings, and problems with living there that are in need of urgent improvement. The purpose is to recommend approaches for improving the existing housing both in physical features and service systems. This purpose was fulfilled through the synthesis of developed standard improvements based on theories of independent living and the universal design for disabled student housing in higher education institutions. In studying the problems, the travel chain analysis. Some of the sight-impaired students have problems with traffic routes in the residential halls with objects lying around in no fixed position or regularly left in different positions such as bicycles. However, most have lived in the buildings long enough to remember the area well and have no problems after 12 months on average. The movement impaired fall into two groups: those who need wheelchairs and do not. The former group has the most problems with access to the dorm building and need help in reaching and entering the building. On the other hand, those who do not need a wheelchair have the most problems with the bathroom, facing accidents from slipping and falling and standing in balance respectively. The adjustment period taken before they can live without such problems is three months on average. The problems most faced by hearing-impaired students are in communication, when there are visitors and when there are danger warnings respectively. Adjustment periods average up to one month. It was determined that the minimum standards to be improved fall into four stages as follows. The first stage requires urgent improvement to avoid accidents regarding the following Approach, bathroom and safety systems. The second stage aims at improvement to prevent the worsening or aggravation of problems resulting from the disability is electrical systems. The third stage suggests improvement according to the physical needs and desires in Drop off, main hall elevators, stairs, and bedroom. The fourth stage is improvement that meets the disabled’s psychological needs and wants. The assistive technology and facilities that should be used .Safety, including the bell for students with hearing impairment. Switch wired to the bathroom and pulled the emergency room for help. In the various areas .Service with a ramp for wheelchairs .Vehicles with the addition of students who use wheelchairs to use .The solar lamp illuminates walkways to students that vision. Stick s up and down stair. Monorail hoist room. Furniture in various rooms .The height adjustment mechanism for use by both disabled and non-disabled students.
