Post-occupancy Evaluation Study for the Barrier-free Environment in three Primary Schools of Tainan City

• Main Authors: Yin-yin Chang, 張茵茵
• Other Authors: Ming-Ji Tzeng
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2013
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/11527012426216938489

碩士 === 國立臺南大學 === 輔助科技研究所 === 101 === The purpose of this study is to discuss the current status of the barrier-free campus environment in Tainan city and the result of its post occupancy evaluation. The research survey the field investigation and the content of barrier-free facility in the campus registered on the barrier-free environment management system toward three selected elementary school located at three different administration area respectively. By using the method of the semi-structured interview, the study conduct the post occupancy evaluation interview toward three users of the schools and make a cross-comparison of the conformity and the dissimilarity between the real current status and the interview content. The result can be the reference of planning, conducting and managing the barrier-free environment for education department and the administrative unit of the schools.The results reveal as following; A. The current usage status of the barrier-free environment regarding three elementary school campus are: (1) The coincidence rate of the setting of the guiding signs, barrier-free sign, the entrance and exit to refuge floor, the door drill of the entrance and exit, the twist design of the stairs, and the extrusion limit of the indoor passage hallways inside three schools are low, and there is no setting with audience seat among three campus; (2) The route for the blind, the guide tile of school A need to be improved. the handrails require installation to the ramp ,and the L-shaped handrail of the disable restroom need to be improved as well; (3) The elevator of school B is in urgent need of improving. Parts of the stairs with no handrail attached need to be fixed. As for the old-fashioned disable restroom is in need of improvement as soon as possible ; (4) The parking space of school C requires improvement and the elevator facility is recommended to install. The amount of the disable restroom should be added more as well. B. The opinion of post occupancy evaluation of three school campus are as following: (1) The disables who need to walk on crutches value more on the flatness, solidness, slip-resistance of the ground and the entrance and exit way, as well as the fine experience when taking the elevator, and the convenience of using disable restroom; (2) People with visual impairment require simple line and pattern within the facilities which make it easier for their eyes to distinguish better; (3)The protectors and parents hope for well-functioning disable restroom and convenient elevators; (4)The teachers in school can increase their human interaction among the students for assisting them building self-confidence and the acceptance from the peer group; (5) Users also hope the school administration being able to offer assistance actively or accepting the substituent measurement and improving the campus environment aggressively to make the barrier-free environment more perfect. Most of the users consider the old architecture and limited funding are the biggest difficulties for improving the barrier-free campus environment. C. The result of data completeness registered on the barrier-free campus environment management system of Special Education Transmit Net among three schools are: (1)The most complete data belongs to school B, and school C is the least; (2)School B is the most aggressive regarding improving their campus environment; (3) School A make no improvement on the barrier-free campus environment; (4) The data logging of School C is not complete and lots of their facility require improvement or installation. According to the above results, the researcher can offer the concrete suggestions to the related education authorities and other further studies.