An Assesment of Disabled Community Ability to Own Residential Property in

AN ASSESMENT OF DISABLED COMMUNITY ABILITY TO OWN RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY IN URBAN AREAS OF KUALA LUMPUR AND SELANGOR

 Project Leader :

Dr. Syakir Amir Ab. Rahman

Reseacher :

Assoc. Professor Dr. Mariana Mohamed Osman

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Syahriah Bachok

Dr. Noor Suzilawati Rabe

(Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia)

Dr. Zakiah Ponrahono

(Universiti Putra Malaysia)

Research Assistant : Nasriah Binti Samsudin

ABSTRACT

Owning a residential property provides the sense of security which leads to happiness, productive and fulfilling of one live. Moreover, home ownership able to create stability and improve the quality of life of the disabled communities. As Malaysia approaches developed status and becomes a high-income economy by 2020, the housing industry needs to be adaptive to demand for special groups. Everyone has the same right to own a good living standard and as to achieve this standard, all people regardless their physical ability should have access to own a house. According to Lusher, 1998, universal houses included the well-planned elements which make the house can be used by all family members and it is also incorporate the principle of universal design as to provide a comfort and safe house. The aim of this research is to study on the ability and preferences in owning residential property among the disabled community in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor. This study looked at the main preferences in term of the housing’s location, design and price among the disabled community in owning residential property and the level of satisfaction towards the current location, design and of their residential property. This study was carried out by using the quantitative approach where a questionnaires survey were distributed to 800 of respondents among the disabled community with mainly focused on two categories of disabilities, the physical and visual impairment. The outcome of this study will describe the preferences in owning residential property and level of satisfaction among the disabled community on location, design and price factor. It concludes by providing housing strategy planning in term of location, design and price for the disabled community. This research also will become a reference and a benchmark for providing more informed and leading to better policy formulation and a healthier development of housing industry for the disabled community.

Keywords: Disabled community, residential property, location, design, price, home ownership, preferences