Ergonomic facilities in special education school / Uma Mageswary K. Munusamy

Uma Mageswary, K. Munusamy (2017) Ergonomic facilities in special education school / Uma Mageswary K. Munusamy. Masters thesis, University of Malaya.

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Abstract

This study is about the identification of ergonomic facilities provided in different types of special schools through questionnaire instrument and observation during the school survey visit. These schools are of students with vision disability, hearing deficiency and learning disability. The facilities provided in the Special Education School are not exactly the same as the normal schools. Thus it has to be given attention while providing ergonomic facilities in order to serve the student’s need respectively. There were different categories of ergonomic facility provided around all these special education schools in terms of classroom condition, lighting, ventilation, furniture, library and other basic necessity. This research project also involves the evaluation of the importance for providing ergonomic facilities in the Special Education School from the perceptive of school management, teachers and non-academic staff. The facilities provided in the Special Education Schools should not only be safe but also help the students to improve the potential and carry out their daily activity without any difficulties. Keywords: Disability, Ergonomics, Facilities, Special Education School

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