Standards for Disable-friendly Housing

29/08/2014 19 min
Standards for Disable-friendly Housing

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There is rising awareness in recent years for the plight of the disabled. Fadilah Baharin estimates that currently, only 40 percent of buildings in Malaysia are disable-friendly. We discuss the development of such standards, the concept of 'universal design' and how these standards could potentially increase property values.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.