Building Cooperation In Schools: TEACH MEs Perspective

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Building Co-operation In Schools TEACH MEs
Perspective

• CASE STUDY 1

PRESENTED BY MR S. DEVARAJAN PHYSIOTHERAPISTAWW
A TEACH ME SERVICES
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Building Co-operation In Schools TEACH MEs
Perspective

• Objective
• Case would highlight on the architectural
  modifications carried out by the school to
  integrate the physically challenged.

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Building Co-operation In Schools TEACH MEs
Perspective

• Why?????
• School had no disabled friendly features
• Students were competent to qualify for the
  courses.
• School used their own funds to perform
  modifications as per our request.
• MOE designated schools

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Building Co-operation In Schools TEACH MEs
Perspective

• Background Information
• Tertiary Institution
• Yr 2003, there were 6000 applicants
• 900 accepted
• 450 in the clients faculty of choice
• 2 Out of the 450 ( 0.44 ) enrolled
• were physically challenged.

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Building Co-operation In Schools TEACH MEs
Perspective

• Areas of Concerns
• Lack of ramps, railings disabled friendly
  toilets in the main buildings
• Difficulty in movement in Classrooms
• Inaccessible card readers
• Lack of parking lots designated for the disabled
• Inaccessibility to Library Admin building

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Building Co-operation In Schools TEACH MEs
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• Problem Identified
• Lack of ramps railings
• Solution
• School constructed ramps railings at various
  locations.

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Before
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After
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Ramps and railings
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Ramps and railings
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Ramps and railings
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Ramps and railings
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Ramp and railings
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Building Co-operation In Schools TEACH MEs
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• Problem Identified
• No toilets for the disabled in the main
• buildings
• Solution
• The School built disabled friendly toilets
• (male female)

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Toilets for the Physically Challenged
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Toilets for the Physically Challenged
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Building Co-operation In Schools TEACH MEs
Perspective

• Problem Identified
• Difficulty of movement in classrooms
• Solution
• Tables and chairs were re-arranged to suit
• the needs of the wheelchair users

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Tables and chairs were removed to accommodate the
wheelchair users in the front row
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Building Co-operation In Schools TEACH MEs
Perspective

• Problem Identified
• Inaccessible card readers
• Solution
• Height of the card readers was adjusted

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Before
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After
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Building Co-operation In Schools TEACH MEs
Perspective

• Problem Identified
• Lack of parking lots designated for the disabled
• Solution
• Car parks were allocated

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Allocation of car park lots
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Allocation of car park lots
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Allocation of car park lots
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Building Co-operation In Schools TEACH MEs
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Problem Identified Wheel chair castors can get
stuck in the drains
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Solution Built concrete paths so that wheel
chairs can move easily
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Building Co-operation In Schools TEACH MEs
Perspective

• Problem Identified
• Inaccessibility to Library Admin building
• Alternative Measures
• Library students request for books online and
  help
• desk delivers the books to their classrooms.
• Admin asst available at their request.

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Building Co-operation In Schools TEACH MEs
Perspective

• Conclusion
• The institution took on all these challenges
• with a positive spirit to help these highly
• talented individuals who had overcome their
• disabilities with sheer determination to prove
• that they are second to none.
• For the code on Barrier-free accessibility
• www.bca.gov.sg