Öz
In the rehabilitation setting, the ICF can be used to identify a person’s impairment in body function and structures, activity and participation. Accessibility is important in terms of community integration of the disability people The purpose of this study was to assess the accessibility to buildings that used in daily life by a disabled person in Ankara which is the capital city of Turkey. Data were collected from 58 buildings that commonly used in daily life by people. Buildings were selected randomly from Ankara city quide. The instrument used was a survey form covering six accessibility areas: main road, ramps, sidewalks, parking, entarence and building’s interior design for disabled. According to the data collected from 58 buildings, 56.9% of the building in terms of access to the main road, 20.7 % of them in terms of stimulant surface at the enterence of the build, 21.6% of them in terms of ramp slope and 14.3 % of them in terms of disabled parking width were appropriate. None of the building ,near the wall do not have surface stimulus. This study concluded that buildings which were assessed is not suitable for disabled accessibility. It is important to ensure the accessibility to building that was frequently visited by disabled people in terms of community integration of them
Anahtar Kelimeler
accessibility, neurorehabilitation, activity, participation, community barriers
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