Campus Facilities For Disabled, Special Needs And Or Maternity Care : sustainability : university of phayao

Campus facilities for disabled, special needs and or maternity care

Description:

At present, the focus is on promoting people of all groups in the society to have equal rights, have a career, have income, and reduce inequality, especially disabilities received equality. It will result in people having a good quality of life and being a force for country development. For this reason, University of Phayao provides care and assistance .disabilities who come to use services in university and contact the government for convenience by providing at least five basic facilities for disabilities: ramps, restrooms, parking, signs, and symbols (social engagement). By improving areas, facilities, and designation of parking spaces for the disabled and the elderly. The facilitating the disabled and the elderly in using the various building and pedestrian areas within University of Phayao every campus referred to the ministerial regulations on the subject determining the facilities in the building for the disabled or handicapped and the elderly, B.E. 2548 (2005). Renovation and construction of teaching and learning, and operation buildings of the University of Phayao in each campus have designed a usable area facilitating the disabled or handicapped and the elderly, such as elevators, different touch surfaces by making a disabled symbol and added more signs.

Wheelchairs Ramps for people with disabilities, persons with special needs.

Public electric buses that are friendly to the disabled

Braille elevator signs and voice announcements for people with disabilities, persons with special needs.

Bathrooms for the elderly and disabled

Disabled access

In addition, it gives importance to personnel who have just given birth and are returning to work by providing a facility to facilitate breastfeeding to be able to work together with raising babies. There is an appropriate environment to provide and facilitate personnel breastfeeding and provide a refrigerator for storing breast milk for pumping milk at work. Provide a private space, a chair, a suitable table, and an electrical outlet for connecting the breast pump that can raise babies for longer. Promote the overall health of society and reduce health care costs. This policy aims to create a suitable and convenient environment for personnel breastfeeding compatible with their work. Be aware of the personnel's options for breastfeeding, accept and encourage them to return to work after giving birth, and make sure that they can raise babies continually. Human resources is a valuable resource of the organization so retaining the capability personal and excepted that the person has an option to raise their babies with mother milk in the workplace for the benefits and appropriate to current society. This measurement could reduce the resignation of experienced personnel.

Child Care and Development Center, School of Nursing, University of Phayao realized the importance of the responsibility of raising children of pre-kindergarten age (birth-3 years) of personnel at the University of Phayao. If there is no trustworthy guardian, it will cause concern for the children, probably sometimes have to stop working to take care of the children, causing the efficiency of government work at the University of Phayao to decrease. Therefore, the University of Phayao is aware of the problem and has approved the revenue amount of 2,500,000 baht to the School of Nursing to improve the building on the 1st floor is an open hall with an area of 525 square meters, including durable articles and established a childcare and development center.

Responsible organization

In addition, the University of Phayao has established a unit to take care of students to live and study happily, to make the most of their university life, and to gain good experiences that will help them transition from adolescence to adulthood with quality. The details of the organization are as follows.

2009 Initiated the establishment of Disabled Student Service and Support Center, (DSS)

2019 Improving the structure of internal departments, changing the name "Center for Service and Support for Students with Disabilities" to "Division of Student Quality Development and Students with Disabilities"

Website of the "Division of Student Quality Development and Students with Disabilities"

Public service

The University of Phayao provides at least 6 public facilities for people with disabilities, persons with special needs, mothers and babies, i.e. ramps for wheelchairs, restrooms for persons with disabilities and the elderly, parking spaces for persons with disabilities, braille signs and indicators, and the design of usable areas to provide convenience and appropriate environment. These are public facilities for vulnerable persons. It is a way to promote the rights and equality among persons with disabilities, persons with special needs, mothers, and babies to ensure everyone is able to access education and services provided by the university conveniently and equally, similar to other people.

Innovation

The University of Phayao has provided renovation and construction of buildings. Usable areas are designed to offer convenience for persons with disabilities, persons with special needs, mothers and babies, such as disability access symbols, braille elevator signs and voice announcements, tactile paving for persons with disabilities, restrooms for persons with disabilities, and the elderly, ramps for wheelchairs, parking spaces for persons with disabilities, the establishment of a temporary child development center with a breastfeeding room. The design of usable areas is an innovation that helps enhance accessibility and utilization of different places in the university conveniently and safely. The university is able to provide services to persons with disabilities, persons with special needs, mothers, and babies efficiently and appropriately.

Impact (impact on society, community, economy, and health)

The University of Phayao provides facilities for persons with disabilities, persons with special needs, mothers, and babies, producing good effects on society, communities, economy, and health. Society has equality and fairness in a comprehensive manner. These facilities will help create a supportive environment for persons with disabilities, persons with special needs, mothers, and babies, enabling them to participate in various community activities conveniently and safely. Communities are generous and aware of the rights of persons with disabilities, persons with special needs, mothers, and babies increasingly. They are able to access education, skill, and capacity development, increasing a job opportunity and income, and contributing to the growth of the economy. They are able to live conveniently and safely more and more, delivering positive effects on physical and mental health and quality of life.

Future direction in sustainable university

The University of Phayao has provided renovation and construction of buildings. Usable areas are designed to offer convenience for persons with disabilities, persons with special needs, mothers, and babies. It is a guideline for the sustainable development of the university, promoting the university to be environmentally friendly and being able to provide services to everyone equally, which is an important part of propelling sustainable development of the country accordingly.

Additional evidence link:

[1] https://dsq.up.ac.th/

[2] https://www.up.ac.th/NewsRead.aspx?itemID=31067

[3] https://dsq.up.ac.th/NewsRead?itemID=2960

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