Journal of Engineering and Architecture

Introducing Several Approaches to Upgrade the Interior of Visually Impaired Children’s Preschool Focusing on Effective Communication. Case Study: Narjes Girls’ Blind Pre-school
Maryam Hajivalie, Eisa Hojjat, Mohammad Farziyan

Abstract
The needs of visually impaired people are among the abandoned issues in architecture and urban planning in Iran. For example, visually impaired children‟s schools are not in line with their objectives, and no specific regulations have been provided for their physical design. However, the importance of the quality of these children‟s learning environment, especially at a young age, is evident for everyone because there is the first social environment they enter, preparing to present in a society without any suitable infrastructure for the visually impaired people. Narjes girls‟ blind preschool in this research has been chosen as a case study to investigate the children‟s educational issues and their interaction with the current environment. This study was done through in-depth desk studies, interviews, and observation of children‟s classes. Finally, according to the conditions caused by visual impairments, learning needs, and Children‟s behavior observation, in addition to providing solutions for redesigning the studied place, some general approaches are classified to help any designer or interior architect during the design process of similar environments to achieve a design that fits better with the needs of these children.

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