Disability/Accessibility to Infrastructure and Information/Theory of Change

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Theory of Change

Short-Term Outcomes(skills, knowledge, attitudes)		Mid-Term Outcomes(behaviours)		Long-Term Outcomes(impact)		Social Impact
Public infrastructure administrators know how to provide physical accessibility	→	Public infrastructure administrators provide physical accessibility	→	Public infrastructure is physically accessible	→	Persons with disabilities can access public infrastructure and information on an equal basis with others.
	→		→	[Public infrastructure is communicatively accessible? E.g. audible traffic lights, tactile flooring, etc.]
	→		→	[Public infrastructure is emotionally accessible?]
			→	[Public infrastructure is cognitively accessible?]

• Need to define public infrastructure properly?

Public infrastructure administrators know how to provide physical accessibility → Public infrastructure administrators provide physical accessibility

Resources	Gaps	Ideas
Code of Accessibility in the Built Environment Instituted in 1990 , latest revision in 2019 The two most impactful changes to the Code are the requirements for Accessible Changing Rooms which allow caregivers to clean and change the diapers of older children and adults with disabilities as well as the elderly; and wider accessible toilet spaces for motorised wheelchair users as they require larger manoeuvring spaces.
Universal Design Guide for Public Places 2016 Developed by the Building and Construction Authority is one of the initiatives under the Action Plan for Successful Ageing A guide on designs of the built environment to make it safe and accessible for the young, the old and persons with different disabilities

Public infrastructure administrators provide physical accessibility → Public infrastructure is physically accessible

Resources	Gaps	Ideas
Actual implementation of accessibility codes	Wheelchair users continue to difficulties travelling around in the CBD area. To travel from one point to another, most able bodied persons can take only 10 minutes with different choices of routes. However, there is only one possible route for wheelchair users as there is only one lift. Moreover, the wheelchair friendly route is not fully sheltered which will cause them to wheel themselves in the rain.