A pilot study of functional access to public buildings and facilities for persons with impairments

PURPOSE: To compare functional access to public buildings and facilities for persons with and without impairments. METHOD: This is a cross-sectional pilot study with a survey design. A four-member participant team representing three impairment types: mobility impaired person using a wheelchair, mobility impaired person who was not a wheelchair user, visually impaired person, and a control with no known impairments, challenged a stratified …