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Done by: RE Group 2 1M Duncan Lam (6) Enver Loh (7) Bryan Goh (8) Ryan Heng(9) Caleb Ho (10) Teacher Mentor: Mr. Jai Singh. Improving the accessibility of the elderly in housing estates. Contents. Introduction Background reading Methodology Findings (Survey and interview)
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Done by: RE Group 2 1M Duncan Lam (6) Enver Loh (7) Bryan Goh (8) Ryan Heng(9) Caleb Ho (10) Teacher Mentor: Mr. Jai Singh Improving the accessibility of the elderly in housing estates
Contents • Introduction • Background reading • Methodology • Findings (Survey and interview) • Analysis and discussion • Limitations and improvements • Conclusion
Introduction • Most elderly live in housing estates (HDB Flats) • The elderly have trouble moving around housing estates • There are insufficient facilities for the elderly to move around easily • In the area of housing, there can be improvements – lifts etc.
Methodology • A social survey was conducted • It consisted of 22 respondents • 8 minors (<20) • 10 adults (20 – 59) • 4 elderly (65+)
Fig 1.1 The difficulty level of the elderly moving around their neighborhood on a scale of 1 to 10 (1 being the easiest and 10 being the hardest)