Taman permainan inklusif kanak-kanak kurang upaya di kawasan taman awam bandar di Malaysia (inclusive playground for disabled children at urban public parks in Mmalaysia)

Abd Samad, Nur Amirah and Halim, Siti Athirah Nabilah and Tukiman, Izawati and Fitria, Tika Ainunnisa and Abdul Rahim, Asiah (2025) Taman permainan inklusif kanak-kanak kurang upaya di kawasan taman awam bandar di Malaysia (inclusive playground for disabled children at urban public parks in Mmalaysia). Jurnal Kejuruteraan, 37 (8). pp. 4025-4036. ISSN 0128-0198 E-ISSN 2289-7526

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Abstract

Public playgrounds are one of the public places where problems of accessibility are often experienced by most Children with Disabilities (CwDs) in Malaysia. Although Universal Design has been implemented in disabled-friendly buildings and inclusive facilities in Malaysia, there are still some constraints in meeting the needs of disabled children. Misinterpretation of the concept of inclusion and no specific guidelines in designing inclusive play equipment, has affected the performance of playing and can bring about the risk of injury among children with disabilities. This study was conducted to determine the level of accessibility and safety of existing inclusive playgrounds used in Malaysia. Two objectives have been highlighted which is to explore accessibility and the design of existing inclusive playgrounds and the diverse design of inclusive safe play equipment. While the second is to determine the need to establish inclusive playground guidelines in public parks and community parks in Malaysia. The selected case studies are Taman Tasik Titiwangsa in Kuala Lumpur, Taman Aman in Petaling Jaya and Inclusive Playground in Bandar Elmina Shah Alam. There are two methodologies for this study, namely [i] bibliographic research through documentations and review of design guidelines documents and [ii] the implementation of access audits at case studies and observation of users. The findings found that the play equipment and the design of inclusive playgrounds follows the minimum standards and are insufficient to meet the needs of CwDs collectively. It can be concluded that there is an effort by the Local Authorities (LAs) in promoting disabled facilities for the local community such as inclusive and safe playgrounds in Malaysia. However, it can still be seen that there is a need for more studies that focus on disabled children in order to be given the opportunity to participate inclusively in the social local community.

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Inclusive playground; universal design; accessibility and public playground safety
Subjects:	N Fine Arts > NA Architecture > NA2542.35 Environmental aspect of architecture N Fine Arts > NA Architecture > NA1995 Architecture as a profession N Fine Arts > NA Architecture > NA2542.36 Sustainable architecture N Fine Arts > NA Architecture > NA2545.A1 Architecture and people with disabilities
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design > Department of Architecture
Depositing User:	Prof. Dato' Sri Ar. Dr. Asiah Abdul Rahim
Date Deposited:	08 Dec 2025 12:12
Last Modified:	08 Dec 2025 12:12
Queue Number:	2025-12-Q445
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/125046

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