The Journal of
the Korean Institute of Interior Design

The Journal of
the Korean Institute of Interior Design

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Title A Study on Residential Facility Based on the Characteristics of Behavior and Motion for People with visual Impairments
Authors 김민경 ; 금요찬 ; 박용환
Page pp.99-107
ISSN 12297992
Keywords Visual impairments ; Residental facility ; Behavior ; Motion
Abstract People with visual impairments are difficult to go to education facility by themselves, because of their limited visual ability, orientation, and usability field, so they prefer dormitories. Those dormitories play a role in living space, education, communication and culture function. Therefore those facilities planned more user centered design, since they are influenced by user actability and their values. User centered designs that match between the user and space are understood as well as their characteristics and behavior. Especially for understanding their activity, observation is conducted about their behavior in dormitories. Thus the purpose of this study is suggested to be a basic source that planning about residential facility for people with visual impairments through interview and observation investigation by analysis that they resident in space motion and performance.