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  • Master Thesis
    A Smart Mass Customization Design Tool: A Case Study of a Portable Ramp for Wheelchair Users
    (Izmir Institute of Technology, 2019) Doğan Kumtepe, Elvan; Başoğlu, Ahmet Nuri
    This study focuses on exploration of wheelchair users’ expectations from portable ramps and their adoption factors, then correspondingly ofters a smart mass customization design tool. Briefly, portable ramps are generally used by wheelchair users, provide temporary solution to increase accessibility in their daily lives. Different types of portable ramps can be found in the market and their modifcation flexibility cannot go beyond just length modification, or they just allow to select some restricted width options. However, portable ramps are quite suitable for mass customization concept which can help to satisfy potential customer while being involved in design step. In this context, three research methods were applied; semi structured face-to-face interview, observation and experimental study. The constructs of survey were extracted from literature and patent reviews, then refined during interviews and observations studies. Wheelchair users answered a web-based survey with 72 quentions related with 35 constructs. The survey uncovered that personalization, flexibility and extension capability is highly demanded by wheelchair users. At the end of the study, a smart mass customization design tool has been developed which potential users or sales representatives are able to easily interact with to customize the portable namp. To this end, a case study is conducted with a rollable ramp which is designed and developed within the scope of 1512 - Entrepreneurship Multi-phase Programme (Teknogirişim Sermaye Desteği Programı) of The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey. The methodology and its implementation are described elaborately and example of a parametric smart customization tool design are illustrated in this study.
  • Master Thesis
    Evaluating the Impact of Urban Policies for Disabled in Izmir
    (Izmir Institute of Technology, 2019) Şahin, Kardelen Ekin; Velibeyoğlu, Koray
    In the world, more than 1 billion people are experiencing disability every day, and the phenomenon of disability has been increasingly discussed each passing day. That the individual mutually interacts with the built environment and society, moreover, that physical and behavioral barriers from outside are concrete and abstract barriers that limit the individual's activities are important approaches that have been discussed for a long time. What is described here is that what creates the situation of 'being restricted' or 'disability' is the restrictive environment, society's negative and wrong attitudes. Although there are many regulations, studies and initiatives on disability and accessibility approaches in our country, it is seen that there are insufficient holistic studies, which are proceeded to remove physical and behavioral barriers and make investments in the social sphere. In this study, it was aimed to analyze the process of innovative policy making and implementation, which deals with the concept of disability both physically and socially, from a holistic perspective. In line with this aim, the 'Accessible Izmir Project' of Izmir Metropolitan Municipality was examined as a case that handles the disability phenomenon in the light of the socio-politic model and sees accessibility as a physical and social phenomenon. This project is an initiative that aims to ensure accessibility, to support initiatives in the social field, making studies to ensure the participation of the disabled in public and social life, and to create a more livable and inclusive city in doing so. In accordance with this purpose, within the scope of this project, studies are being made to get rid of both physical and attitudinal barriers. While adopting incentive approaches to provide accessibility, efforts are being made to break down perceptions and approaches, which are negative, incomplete and wrong, against people with disabilities. In this study, through the semi-structured interviews with the main actors of this project, the dimensions of this sample, disability, and approaches to accessibility are examined.