The Accessibility for People with Disability at Sports Complex Stadium Tuanku Syed Putra

Abstract

This study assesses the accessibility for people with disabilities Sports Complex Stadium Tuanku Syed Putra. In twenty-first century, people with disabilities still facing challenges in reaching public spaces. The absence of adequate sports facilities was a major barrier for participation in physical activity and sports for people with disabilities. This study adopted questionnaires from Norfaezah (2017) measurement scale entitled the Accessibility at Recreational Park Instrument (ARPI) which were issued to 133 people with disabilities around Perlis. Using Statistical Package for Social Science, the hypotheses were statistically analysed using Mann-Whitney Test, at p < 0.05 level of significant. Results show that among the accessibility features offered at Sports Complex Stadium Tuanku Syed Putra with the highest mean value goes to ease to access while the lowest mean value goes to lighting. In addition, the outcome indicates that respondents concur that the most crucial accessibilities feature with highest mean value is access routes while the lowest mean value is signage. The result showed there are gender-specific differences in the significance of lighting, signage, and access routes for people with disabilities. In future, the researcher may conduct a study on the accessibility offered at other recreation parks in Perlis. The governing body may utilize the findings to improve recreation parks in Perlis yet making it accessible to everyone.