BATAS PAMBANSA 344

SALIENT POINTS OF BATAS PAMBANSA 344

• ADMINISTRATION AND UNDER THIS RULE IS THE STEP-BY-STEP
ENFORCEMENT PROCESS FOR IMPLEMENTING ALL THAT IS
UNDER BP344. ITS SCOPE INCLUDES:

• RESPONSIBILITY FOR ADMINISTRATION

AND ENFORCEMENT enumerates the
responsible heads, departments and
officials for every concerning portion of
the law.
• CRIMINAL LIABILITY shows the penalties
and consequences for every scenario
where the law is violated.

• BASIC PHYSICAL THIS CATEGORY POINTS OUT THAT NO

PLANNING GROUP OF PEOPLE SHALL BE DEPRIVED OF
REQUIREMENTS FULL PARTICIPATION AND ENJOYMENT OF
THE ENVIRONMENT OR BE MADE UNEQUAL
WITH THE REST DUE TO ANY DISABILITY. IN
ORDER TO ACHIEVE THIS GOAL ADOPTED
BY THE UNITED NATIONS, CERTAIN BASIC
PRINCIPLES SHALL BE APPLIED:
• ACCESSIBILITY. The built environment
shall be designed so that it shall be
accessible to all people. This means that
no criteria shall impede the use of
facilities by either the handicapped or
nondisabled citizens.
• REACHABILITY. Provisions shall be
adapted and introduced to the physical
environment so that as many places or
buildings as possible can be reached by
all.
• USABILITY. The built environment shall be
designed so that all persons, whether
they be disabled or not, may use and
enjoy it.

JOHN GABRIEL VINA - BS ARCHITECTURE - 2018102513

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• ORIENTATION. Finding a personal way

inside and outside of a building or open
space shall be made easy for everyone.
• SAFETY. Designing for safety insures that
people shall be able to move about with
less hazards to life and health.

• ANTHROPOMETRICS HERE IN THIS PORTION LIES THE DESIGN

AND DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS INTENDED FOR SMOOTH
DATA AS GUIDES FOR ACCESSIBILITY OF USERS MOST
DESIGN ESPECIALLY TO THOSE WITH DISABILITY.
THE CATEGORIES OF DISABILITY UNDER
THIS RULES DICTATE THE VARIED
MEASURES TO BE ADOPTED IN ORDER TO
CREATE AN ACCESSIBLE ENVIRONMENT
FOR THE HANDICAPPED. THE DIMENSIONAL
DATA OF THE TECHNICAL AIDS OF
DISABLED PERSONS.

JOHN GABRIEL VINA - BS ARCHITECTURE - 2018102513