대학교 대형 강의실의 보행장애인 접근성을 위한 베리어프리 디자인 적용 실태

Barrier-free Design Application in Large Lecture Rooms in Colleges For Accessibility of Persons with Mobility Impairments

Accessibility to education spaces including college lecture rooms is directly related to right to education of persons with disabilities. This study aimed to investigate barrier-free design application in large lecture rooms in colleges focusing on accessibility of persons with mobility impairments. Total 83 lecture rooms accommodating 80 or more persons in two universities in Chungcheong Province were selected as study targets. Field survey using a barrier-free design checklist was conducted between March 19, 2015, to April 3, 2015. Major findings were as follows.(1) Application rate of items in lecture room entrance section were higher than that of items in in-room passage and assigned seat sections. (2) To compare characteristics between items that showed high application rates and low application rates, application rates of items related to building structure such as level difference and width of entrance and passage were found relatively satisfactory while items that could be easily improved with low cost and efforts such as height of entrance handle, closing time of a door check, wall safety bar, anti-sliding treatment on ramp, assigned seat for persons with disabilities were not applied well. (3) Among items with low application rates, ramp needs to be adopted from planning stage as it is not easy to be added after construction completion to secure proper gradient for wheelchair users (1/12 or less). (4) When planning seats for wheelchair users, adaptable seats in diverse locations are desirable so that the users could have location choices.