Sustainable Accessibility: A Mobile App for Helping People with Disabilities to Search Accessible Shops

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Diego Mayordomo-MartínezManuel García-Hernández

Abstract

People with motor disabilities must face many barriers and obstacles in their daily lives, making it difficult to perform everyday tasks. The purpose of this work is to improve their living conditions by providing an app with accessibility information in an updated, reliable and friendly form. The development of the system integrates national and regional accessibility regulations, architectural aspects, with an extensive field work, and a sustainable software process. The levels of accessibility and the requirements of the application are defined in the first phases of the project. The field work included the evaluation of 357 commercial establishments in the city of Murcia, Spain, showing that only 25% have a good accessibility, 40% are practicable with help, and 35% are inaccessible shops. The proposed system achieves its objectives of being sustainable and helping in the accessibility. Besides, the system can be a great incentive for businesses to improve their accessibility conditions. In conclusion, new technologies must have a much more active role in the promotion of universal accessibility. These tools must also consider the necessary requirements of sustainable development.

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Jun 19, 2019·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health·Diego Mayordomo-MartínezGinés García-Mateos
Mar 7, 2021·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health·Dahlia KairyBarbara Mazer

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Software Mentioned

Accessibility Plus
Google Maps®
AccessNow
ACCEDE
Turismo Accesible
MySQL
Plain Old Java Object ( POJO )
eConsent
ACCEDE Murcia
Access

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