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The 2023 World Health Organization (WHO) Disability Report, states that 16% or about 1.3 billion people in the world experience one or more disabilities; and this data excludes the built environment.
Design should be barrier free.
In 2019 Dr Glenville Liburd created the Nevis Community-Based Rehabilitation (CBR) Advocates with the motto “Transforming lives through inclusion and participation.” This project reflects on the motto and consider how universal design can be applied to retrofit existing and historically built environments in St Kitts & Nevis, without disturbing the integrity and external features of the structures.
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A few areas highlighting lack of inclusive design
A.) Main Street B.) Happy Hill Drive C.) Prince William Street D.) Government Road
E.) Hot Bath F.)Hot Bath Springs
Example of a local navigating Chapel Street, Charlestown. Due to the stepdown from the pavement being steep and directly into a drainage it is easier to navigate by finding the lowest and clearest stepdown
Not Just Bikes- a youtube channel exploring urban designs explores the Nassau, The Bahamas on March 27, 2023. In his video he discussed the lack thereof
