Abstract
The purpose of this study is to make clear the basic relation between the care helper's estimation of inconvenient-degrees referred to residential space and life abilities-levels of the physically handicapped. The results of this study are summarized as follows ; 1) We classified the physical conditions of the physically handicapped into "Five Types" by their transfer-abilities & care-levels. It was appeared some differences in ratio of inconvenient-degrees, but it was common that they are put to inconvenience in "Sanitary-Spaces" and "Transfer-Spaces". Especially, inconvenience in "Room-Spaces" was appeared in the type of "Whole-Care-Type". 2) In existence of enlargement & rebuilding houses, the ratio of that rebuild the physically handicapped children rooms are at a high rate in the types of "Independent-Transfer-Type" & "Whole-Care-Type". The case of rebuilding "Sanitary-Spaces" was appeared in "Untransferable Type", and the case of rebuilding "Transfer-Spaces" is at a low rate on the whole. 3) The "Sleeping-Room" for the physically handicapped must be considered to be able to sleep alone in the case of over 12 years old. And it is necessary to secure the number of rooms because of their brothers and sisters possess their private rooms. The reason of sleeping together with someone is to help and care the physically handicapped easily. In order to release the inconvience in the area of "8 tatami size room", it is necessary that must be kept the numbers of sleeping together, and the numbers of sleeping room must be increased in order to secure separated sleeping. 4) 2.5 square meters at the lowest are necessary in order to release inconvenience in "Washing-Area" of bath room where inconvenience are concentrated most of all, and above 2.8 square meters are necessary for the "Untransferable Type" & "Wanted Care Type". In the type of lavatories, "TYOKUNYU-Western-Type" that the inconvenience-degrees become lower in size 90 cm × 110 cm, is available.
