Analysis of the Legal System of Public Building Accessibility in Taiwan

The investigator explores the unique situation of the expansion of the system from public buildings to all buildings to be equipped with accessible facilities, the making of building accessibility laws and acts, the reasons for building accessibility law amendment, the evolution of building accessibility laws and acts, complementary measures related to the review, inspection, and random case inspection management of construction permits, and problems encountered at present and the corresponding strategies in 1988-2018. The conclusions are as follows: 1. Pressure from domestic organizations protecting the rights of people with disabilities and international trends in accessibility laws and acts are the major forces prompting the amendment of building accessibility laws and acts in Taiwan. 2. The Ministry of the Interior in Taiwan developed building accessibility laws and acts required by the building legal system of Taiwan based on regulations from the chapter on "Accessible Buildings" in the "Building Design and Construction" section of Building Technical Regulations, Complementary measures from construction permit inspection to management and random case inspection have been made as well. 3. To cope with future social evolution, issues including special spatial and functional usage, penalties, disputes, and building design and external environment design interface integration require further improvement. Copyright (C) 2019, Taiwan Society of Geriatric Emergency & Critical Care Medicine.