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Inveigle:
deceive, to entice, lure, or ensnare by flattery or artful talk or inducements (usually fol. by into )
Spurious:
not genuine, authentic, or true; not from the claimed, pretended, or proper source; counterfeit.
Polemic:
a controversial argument, as one against some opinion, doctrine, etc.
The goal: Access to all
How to view a building's user-friendliness grade ...
Letter from Chin Chi Leong Director, Building Plan and Management Division Building and Construction Authority (BCA) 05:55 AM Jun 21, 2010
WE REFER to the letter, "Are our tourist sites wheelchair-friendly?", by Mr David Soh Poh Huat (June 12).
One of the BCA's key objectives is to shape a built environment that is friendly to people with diverse needs, including those who are wheelchair-bound.
We agree with Mr Soh that our tourist attractions and other public facilities (including the connectivity from the point of disembarkation) should be wheelchair-friendly. Thus, BCA has been proactively helping owners of the older existing properties to upgrade their buildings and other facilities with accessible and universal design features.
Although Jurong Bird Park is generally accessible, we are pleased to inform that they are working with BCA and other relevant agencies to make further improvements.
To keep different user groups including tourists, informed of accessible features and amenities in and around buildings, BCA maintains a one-stop portal, the Friendly Built Environment Portal, which can be accessed at www.friendlybuildings.sg.
Public buildings are progressively graded according to their level of user-friendliness and this information is published on the portal.
Hence, users can access information of accessible entrances and facilities in shopping complexes, food centres, offices and parks, before they visit the place.
Therefore, this will encourage greater mobility and a more active lifestyle among people of all ages and physical abilities.
deceive, to entice, lure, or ensnare by flattery or artful talk or inducements (usually fol. by into )
Spurious:
not genuine, authentic, or true; not from the claimed, pretended, or proper source; counterfeit.
Polemic:
a controversial argument, as one against some opinion, doctrine, etc.
The goal: Access to all
How to view a building's user-friendliness grade ...
Letter from Chin Chi Leong Director, Building Plan and Management Division Building and Construction Authority (BCA) 05:55 AM Jun 21, 2010
WE REFER to the letter, "Are our tourist sites wheelchair-friendly?", by Mr David Soh Poh Huat (June 12).
One of the BCA's key objectives is to shape a built environment that is friendly to people with diverse needs, including those who are wheelchair-bound.
We agree with Mr Soh that our tourist attractions and other public facilities (including the connectivity from the point of disembarkation) should be wheelchair-friendly. Thus, BCA has been proactively helping owners of the older existing properties to upgrade their buildings and other facilities with accessible and universal design features.
Although Jurong Bird Park is generally accessible, we are pleased to inform that they are working with BCA and other relevant agencies to make further improvements.
To keep different user groups including tourists, informed of accessible features and amenities in and around buildings, BCA maintains a one-stop portal, the Friendly Built Environment Portal, which can be accessed at www.friendlybuildings.sg.
Public buildings are progressively graded according to their level of user-friendliness and this information is published on the portal.
Hence, users can access information of accessible entrances and facilities in shopping complexes, food centres, offices and parks, before they visit the place.
Therefore, this will encourage greater mobility and a more active lifestyle among people of all ages and physical abilities.
