Abstract:
This study assessed the level of compliance to the built-infrastructure requirements of the
Disability Act (715) among professionals within the Built-environment industry in the Kumasi
Metropolis. The study seeks to measure the level of compliance to the built-infrastructure
requirements of the Disability Act (715), assess the compliance to the built-infrastructure
requirements of the Disability Act (715) in Ghana by stakeholders in the study area and
investigate compliance to the built-infrastructure requirements of the Disability Acts (2006) in
Ghana. The study elicited responses from a range of stakeholders within the built-environment
industry in the area. Questionnaire was used to collect primary data from a randomly selected
104 professionals within the built-environment industry. Descriptive statistics were employed to
analyze the data for the study. Results of the study showed that the level of compliance to the
built-infrastructure requirements of the Disability Act among construction professionals within
the Kumasi Metropolis was low. Also, the results showed that the level of compliance to the
built-infrastructure requirements of the Disability Act in the study area is significantly influenced
by such variables as industry experience, level of education, policy of compliance and
knowledge of the Disability Act. The study further showed that the absence of national standards
and high budget allocation are the most pressing constraints to compliance with the built infrastructure requirements of the Disability Act (2006) in the study area. The study recommends
that certain portions of the Disability Act should be amended to incorporate enforcement
provisions. Stakeholders in the industry should regularly organize conferences, seminars and
workshops in order to educate and upgrade the knowledge base of the professionals and all those
who matter in the construction field. Finally, formal training institutions such as universities and
technical universities should mount courses that may introduce topics under compliance to the
built-infrastructure requirements of the Disability Act in Ghana.
Description:
Thesis Submitted to the Department of Construction and Wood Technology Education,
Faculty of Technical Education, Submitted to the School of Graduate studies, University of
Education, Winneba in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the Master
of Philosophy (Construction Technology) degree.
MAY, 2019
