The application of accessibility in public library building design in Jakarta, Indonesia

While the number of people with disabilities increasing every year, there is very little awareness of the importance of access for disabilities, one of the examples is the accessibility in the library. This paper presents the study of the disability-friendly facilities that is provided by the National Library of Indonesia. The study is aimed to investigate whether the facilities provided by the libraries has already meets the standards by both international and national regulations. The research which has been done in National Library of Indonesia resulted that overall, the accessibility provided by the library is considered appropriate by both of the standard of International Federation of Library Association and Institutions and by the Ministerial Regulation. And the facilities which needed to be improved are stair, toilet, furniture, and information sign.

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