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Jonas E Andersson1, Terry Skehan1
1Swedish Agency for Participation (Myndigheten för delaktighet).
Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
|August 19, 2016
Summary
Checklist protocols for building accessibility in Sweden require improvement. Enhancements are needed in visual aids and question order to align with spatial logic for better efficiency.
Area of Science:
- Building accessibility standards
- Architectural design evaluation
- Public administration guidelines
Background:
- Swedish governmental agencies must exceed National Building and Planning Act (PBL) accessibility standards.
- The Swedish Agency for Participation (MFD) provides holistic guidelines and checklist protocols for enhanced building accessibility.
- Previous research has not extensively evaluated the practical efficiency of these MFD checklist protocols.
Purpose of the Study:
- To assess the efficiency of MFD-developed checklist protocols in evaluating building accessibility.
- To identify specific areas for improvement in the existing checklist protocols.
- To understand user perspectives on the usability and effectiveness of the protocols.
Main Methods:
- A checklist protocol was used to assess two buildings in Stockholm: the National Authority for Social Insurances (ASI) head office and the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) School of Architecture.
- Three groups participated: 50 real estate managers from ASI (Groups 1 & 2) and 3 KTH course participants (Group 3).
- Qualitative data was collected through user feedback on the checklist's clarity and logical flow.
Main Results:
- The checklist protocol generated user queries primarily related to the lack of visual aids (drawings, photographs) in the factsheet.
- Participants found the order of questions in the checklist difficult to correlate with the spatial logic of building access, egress, and use.
- Results were consistent across all participant groups, indicating systemic issues with the protocol's design.
Conclusions:
- The current MFD checklist protocols require significant revision to improve their practical efficiency.
- Incorporating visual aids and reordering questions based on spatial logic are crucial for enhancing usability.
- Effective accessibility assessments depend on protocols that are intuitive and align with real-world building navigation.
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