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Thesis statement : (first draft January 18, 2010)

From what I have found on different websites, I found these two quotes that really caught my attention and inspired me to design a building and architecture that emphasises that DISABLED people are still part of our society and none of us should overlook them.

" People with this abilities have needs, desires, dreams, just like any other persons.
  Their biggest problem is often the attitude of those around them. They tend to be
  overlooked, talked down to, or completely ignored. " by Debbie Roome

" Disableds are not the problems as there's nothing they can do to change that or
  anyone to force them to adapt to normal people lives, but environment and society
  can be changed to make them part of the society. " (Translated from Thai Gov. website)

During this week off, I'm working on the specific design for disabled people such as dimensions of ramps, bathrooms and so on. I'm not sure if the information I send you is what you mean us to send it to you. Below are the websites I visited so far.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_design  = Universal Design

http://www.humanics-es.com/recc-disabled.htm

http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/enable/designm/

http://www.accessproject-phsp.org/criteria.php

http://www.udeducation.org/

http://www.medtogo.com/disabled-handicapped-travel-mexico.html  = Mexico

http://www.cracowonline.com/196,Amenities_for_disabled_tourists.htm  = Poland

http://www.disabled.infothai.com/

http://www.tddf.or.th/tddf/about/tddf.php  = Thai Disabled Development Foundation

http://architecture.about.com/od/handicapaccess/Accessibility_and_Universal_Design.htm  = Accessibility and Universal Design

http://architecture.about.com/cs/buildyourhouse/a/universaldesign.htm  = Home design guidelines

http://architecture.about.com/gi/o.htm?zi=1/XJ&zTi=1&sdn=architecture&cdn=homegarden&tm=126&f=10&tt=14&bt=0&bts=0&zu=http%3A//www.access-board.gov/adaag/html/adaag.htm  = Design tips

http://www.sooperarticles.com/health-fitness-articles/general-health-articles/why-consider-yourself-disabled-person-53309.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disability