Unhindered Access to Hospital Buildings: A Neglected Domain
Globally, 15% of the population suffers from disability. However, the percentage of people visiting hospitals who may be suffering from some form of disability may be higher. It may cause difficulty in accessing the health-care facilities. Universal design features help assimilate persons with disab...
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| description | Globally, 15% of the population suffers from disability. However, the percentage of people visiting hospitals who may be suffering from some form of disability may be higher. It may cause difficulty in accessing the health-care facilities. Universal design features help assimilate persons with disabilities with the mainstream. Patients on trolleys in hospitals jostling with vehicular traffic are a common sight. The lack of functional, dedicated, and encumbrance-free sidewalks for the movement of trolleys is a hindrance. We wish to highlight this aspect, suggest some remedial measures, and initiate a conversation among the health-care planners through this article. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-2d7a7773b9d744dd9df3e217281f7aa22025-01-10T10:16:34ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Public Health0019-557X2229-76932024-12-0168456256410.4103/ijph.ijph_7_24Unhindered Access to Hospital Buildings: A Neglected DomainJitender SodhiPankaj AroraGlobally, 15% of the population suffers from disability. However, the percentage of people visiting hospitals who may be suffering from some form of disability may be higher. It may cause difficulty in accessing the health-care facilities. Universal design features help assimilate persons with disabilities with the mainstream. Patients on trolleys in hospitals jostling with vehicular traffic are a common sight. The lack of functional, dedicated, and encumbrance-free sidewalks for the movement of trolleys is a hindrance. We wish to highlight this aspect, suggest some remedial measures, and initiate a conversation among the health-care planners through this article.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/ijph.ijph_7_24accessdisabilitysidewalkuniversal design |
| spellingShingle | Jitender Sodhi Pankaj Arora Unhindered Access to Hospital Buildings: A Neglected Domain Indian Journal of Public Health access disability sidewalk universal design |
| title | Unhindered Access to Hospital Buildings: A Neglected Domain |
| title_full | Unhindered Access to Hospital Buildings: A Neglected Domain |
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| title_short | Unhindered Access to Hospital Buildings: A Neglected Domain |
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