Title :
Establishing of access standards for people with disabilities for the health ministry in Mexico
Author :
Mayagoitia, Ruth E. ; Rivera, Efrén ; Olivares, Alelí
Author_Institution :
Univ. Iberoamericana, Mexico
Abstract :
A Mexican Official Standard for accessibility to health-care facilities was developed by an interdisciplinary and inter-institutional group. Because of the North American Free Trade Agreement, the Standard should agree with standards of the United States and Canada. Not all elements for accessibility were included. Decisions on inclusion were based on functionality, durability, safety, cost, weather conditions, anthropometry and literacy; and on the fact that this Standard was for a developing country. The Standard only applies to buildings under construction or being remodeled
Keywords :
standards; Mexico; access standards; anthropometry; buildings under construction; cost; developing country; disabled people; durability; functionality; health ministry; health-care facilities accessibility; literacy; remodeled buildings; safety; weather conditions; Anthropometry; Blindness; Buildings; Cost function; Elevators; Medical services; Safety; Standards development; Standards publication; Trade agreements;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1994. Engineering Advances: New Opportunities for Biomedical Engineers. Proceedings of the 16th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2050-6
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1994.415501
