Assessing the level of compliance to the built-infrastructure provisional requirements of the disability act, 2006 (act715) among professionals within the built environment in the Kumasi metropolis

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.