ANALYSIS OF BARRIER- FREE FACILITIES INSIDE AMUSEMENT PARK- Focused on Gift Shops -

Abstract

Over the years the recreational activities have changed and with them the structures dedicated to them. In the past, little attention was paid to structures dedicated to these activities. regardless of who used them, these facilities were standard and not suitable for the disabled. Today this is changing, and the tendency to create spaces suitable for all ages and types of physical possibilities is becoming common, almost mainstream. This paper identifies inaccessible features of gift shops inside the amusement parks to propose ways to design the access, and so the usage of these facilities for individuals with disabilities. an Amusement Park located in Seoul has been selected a case study and analyzed on the base of the framework of the analysis. The status of installation of convenience facilities, information access facilities, evacuation and warning facilities, etc. were analyzed through the field observation.