STUDY ON THE SPACE PLANNING OF HOUSING FOR THE SEVERELY HANDICAPPED (I) : On the classification for disabled persons

Abstract

The aim of this research is to find out of the criteria of space planning for housing for the severely handicapped. The most important factor, on the planning of living environment for the human being, is to have to comprehend factor of human being. I made a trial classification for the severely handicapped by disabled degrees of upper limbs functions and lower limbs functions as a model for spinal injury persons. Results of classifications are as a follows; (1) Disabled degree is classifiable to three types i. e. very severely disabled, middle severely disabled and slightly disabled degree. (2) From a point of view of daily living pattern activities of daily living are classifiable three patterns of all assist, seme-assist and independence patterns. (3) This classification matrix method of spinal injury persons is adapted to other severely handicapped. we must consider by factor of human being not only space planning of housing but planning of living environment for human being.