Regulations To Be Made In Urban Areas In Order To Improve Accessibility Of The “Visually-Impaired

Authors

  • Pelin Gökgür Assoc.Prof.Dr., Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University
  • İclal Kaya Altay Assist. Prof. Dr. Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University
  • Bilge Ulusay Alpay Assist. Prof. Dr. Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University

Keywords:

Keywords, visually-impaired, accessibility, orientation, physical arrangements.

Abstract

In our country, disabled people encounter many problems in integrating with the city and city life. The most important one is the "accessibility" in the physical space. Providing accessibility require disabled to move without being in need of any help, without any prevention and to participate in the life activities. It is seen in our country that the obstacle-free walkways for the disabled do not exist in the cities including the pedestrian areas, the legal arrangements with respect thereto are not yet able to achieve the required conditions in the physical environment, and the required sanctions and controls are not sufficient. Moreover, inability to present accurately the difference in the needs as based on the disability type is exposed in the problems that occur in the arrangements realized. The basic needs of "visually-impaired" people in the urban space, which constitutes the subject matter of the study can be listed as; safety, to understand where s/he is going, to know where s/he is and to obtain information about the surrounding. For the visually-impaired people to obtain such needs depends on their ability to move alone in the urban space. One of the most important issues in achieving this is "orientation". "Orientation" involves the process of determination of the person's own position and relation with the important objects around. It is known that the "accessibility" of a visually-impaired person is based on orientation and the arrangements in the physical environment in achieving this are very important. In this study, the purpose is to present the significance of "orientation" directed to increase the accessibility of the "visually-impaired" people in the urban space and as based on this, to discuss "the arrangements required to be realized in the physical environment”.

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Author Biographies

Pelin Gökgür, Assoc.Prof.Dr., Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University

Assoc.Prof.Dr.Pelin Gökgür graduated from Mimar Sinan University, Department of Architecture in 1984. In 1998, she submitted her doctorate study named as “A Test of System of Urban Services System under the frame of Urban Engineering and City Planning”. She has many international and national scientific studies on Public Space and urban design and also has a book named “Kentsel Mekanda Kamusal Alanın Yeri” published in 2008.

İclal Kaya Altay, Assist. Prof. Dr. Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University

Assist. Prof.Dr. İclal KAYA ALTAY graduated in 1987 from MSU Urban and Regional Planning Department as a City and Zone Planner. Under MSGSU Institute of physical Sciences, in 1989, she submitted her Master’s Thesis on Issues of Environment and Urbanization and in 2002, she submitted her doctorate thesis on European Union Policies and Spatial Planning.She is working as an Assistant Professor at MSGSU Faculty of Architecture, City and Regional Planning Department; she gives lectures on Urban Norms and Standards, Spatial Planning in European Union, Social Sciences and City.She has articles written on City, Planning, Sustainability and Urban Furniture.

Bilge Ulusay Alpay, Assist. Prof. Dr. Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University

Assist. Prof. Dr. Bilge ULUSAY ALPAY graduated from Yıldız Technical University, Department of Architecture in 1982. She received his master’s degree in 1985 in Mimar Sinan University, Institute of Physical Sciences –Urban Design Discipline and in 1996 he completed his doctorate study “Mass transportation system recommendation in metropolitan cities for historic city centers: Istanbul, The Historical Peninsula Example”. She has many international and national scientific studies on the aspects of Urban Design and Transportation

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15-06-2014

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Gökgür, P., Kaya Altay, İclal, & Ulusay Alpay, B. (2014). Regulations To Be Made In Urban Areas In Order To Improve Accessibility Of The “Visually-Impaired. ICONARP International Journal of Architecture and Planning, 2(1), 82–96. Retrieved from https://iconarp.ktun.edu.tr/index.php/iconarp/article/view/38

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