Interior Designing For The

Disabled

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Designing For The Physically

Challenged .

Reservation

Transportation

Registration counters

Guestrooms

Exercise & Health Facilities

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ReservationThe management of a hotel needs to provides different

solutions for disabled guests to enabled to make

reservation for themes .

The reservation desk should have a tele-typewritter

installed( TTY )

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The person who taking reservation should be trained

in the use of a TTY

This device ‘rings’ by way of a flashing light .

TTY are even equi

pped with answering machines.

TTY also has a keyboard that holds froms 20 to 30

character keys , a display screen ,& a modem .

Nowdays many hotels have an online reservation

option on the their websites.

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Specific physical requirements for physically

challenged guests.

Ramps 1:20

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Corridors At least 915 mm wide

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Doors 815 mm clear opening

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Lobbies 460 mm wider than the door on the

latch side

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Bathrooms 1.52 m central turning space and 2.75 m

width ;specially designed fittings and grab

bars.

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Beds &

Furniture

Space between beds & furniture more

than 910 mm .

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Transportation•Van or bus should be accessible to disabled people with ramp .

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•It should be ensured that vehicles that are

accessible to the disabled person are used for

transporting .

• If the transport provider has a policy for not

allowing animals on the vehicles .

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Registration counters

Many registration counters are too high for business

to be conducted appropriately with guests who are

short or use wheelchairs .

They served them at another counter

that is an appropriate height .

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GuestroomsMinimum 32 inch wide clear opening to the bathroom.Accessible sinks .Grab bars for the toilet .Toilet seat at 17-19 inches height above the floor .

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• Doorway push –and-pull clearance .

• Grab bars & transfer seat for the tub .

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Exercise & Health facilities

It should be located on an accessible path of travels

and be equally accessible to guests with physical

impairments.

It should be in the form of a ramp, transfer tier or

lift .

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Thanking you !

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The End

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