Journal of Arts, Humanities and Society
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Challenges of Inclusive Housing for People with Disabilities. Case Study of Persons with Hearing and Speech Impairment.
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Speech and hearing-impaired people face hurdles to inclusive housing, which this case study addressed. The background highlighted that housing is a basic human need; nonetheless, despite the Disability Act of 2018, people with disabilities in Nigeria face discrimination, inaccessible designs, and insufficient policy enforcement. Ten research questions about communication hurdles, accessible features, visible safety devices, discrimination, support services, legislative rules, economic challenges, community awareness, and enhancing strategies drove the project. With Social Interaction Theory and the Compensatory Behavioural Adaptation Theory of Deaf Social Response (CBATDSR), the conceptual framework emphasised obstacles, inclusive housing, and impairments. According to the literature review, inclusive housing promotes independence, although there are still many challenges. In a descriptive survey study approach, people with speech and hearing impairments, caretakers, housing officials, and community members completed standardised questionnaires. Eight tables showed that sign language interpreters (91.5%), visual fire alarms (94.7%), poor policy enforcement (93.5%), landlord prejudice (82.7%), and low community understanding (95.3%) were key difficulties. The discussion supported CBATDSR and Social Interaction Theory findings that social and environmental factors impact housing inclusion. Due to numerous issues, Nigeria lacks inclusive housing for speech and hearing-impaired people, according to the study. The ideas include Disability Act enforcement, rental subsidies, accessible public housing, mandated visual safety devices in all buildings, and housing official sign language training. The study enriches disability literature and prompts policy intervention.
Keywords
Challenges, Inclusive Housing, People With Disabilities, Persons With Hearing And Speech Impairment.References
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