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Services, Systems and Policies Shaping the Built Environment for People with Mobility Impairments Cover

Services, Systems and Policies Shaping the Built Environment for People with Mobility Impairments

Open Access
|Dec 2020

Figures & Tables

Table 1

Included documents.

Resolution no. 16/146, 2017Þingsályktun um stefnu og framkvæmdaáætlun í málefnum fatlaðs fólks fyrir árin 2017–2021 [Resolution on a policy and plan of action on disabled people’s affairs for the years 2017–2021]
Resolution no. 43/140, 2012Þingsályktun um framkvæmdaáætlun í málefnum fatlaðs fólks til ársins 2014 [Resolution on a plan of action on disabled people’s affairs to the year 2014] – Note, this plan was valid until 2016
Act no. 160/2010Lög um Mannvirki [Building code act]
Regulation no. 112/2012Byggingarreglugerð [Building code regulation]
Iceland construction authority, n.d.Leiðbeiningar við byggingarreglugerð [Guidelines for the building code regulation]
Iceland construction authority, 2014Verklagsregla [Procedure policy]
Iceland construction authority, 2018aSkoðunarlisti öryggisúttektar [Inspection list for safety inspection]
Iceland construction authority, 2018bSkoðunarlisti lokaúttektar [Inspection list for final inspection]
Iceland construction authority, 2018cSkoðunarlisti – hönnunar [Inspection list for design inspection]
Town of Akureyri, 2018aAðalskipulag Akureyrar 2018–2030 [Main land use plan for Akureyri 2018–2030]
Town of Akureyri, 2018bSnjómokstur og hálkuvarnir [Snow clearing and prevention of icy road conditions]
Town of Akureyri, 2012bSamþykkt fyrir samstarfsnefnd um ferlimál fatlaðra [Agreement regarding joint committee on mobility issues for disabled people]
Town of Akureyri, n.d.aFerlinefndar fundargerðir [Accessibility committee – Minutes from meetings]
Town of Akureyri, n.d.bVelferðarstefna Akureyrar 2017–2021 Drög til kynningar [Welfare policy for Akureyri 2017–2021, draft]
University of Akureyri research centre, 2017Viðhorf Akureyringa til þjónustu Strætisvagna Akureyrar, snjómoksturs, hálkuvarna, svifryks og hreinsunar gatna á Akureyri [Perspective of residents in Akureyri regarding services of public buses, snow clearing, ice prevention, airborn particles and cleaning of streets in Akureyri]
Table 2

Extracted information.

Bibliographical dataTitle
Date of publication
Author/institution
How can the publication be accessed?
Type of material
Content analysis – based on results from focus group interviews (Jónasdóttir, Egilson & Polgar 2018)How is the legislation around accessibility?
What do these documents say about universal design/inclusive design/accessibility for all?
What services affect physical accessibility in Akureyri?
  • How are they organized?


How do these documents address awareness or awareness-raising in terms of accessibility?
  • What measures are being taken to raise awareness?


Who is represented in prevailing policy and service development and implementation?
  • Who is not represented?


How does the document talk about user’s involvement?
How do these documents address issues of the accessibility monitoring system (and who does the audits)?
DOI: https://doi.org/10.16993/sjdr.730 | Journal eISSN: 1745-3011
Language: English
Page range: 371 - 381
Submitted on: Apr 18, 2020
Accepted on: Nov 14, 2020
Published on: Dec 18, 2020
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

© 2020 Sigrún Kristín Jónasdóttir, Snæfríður Þóra Egilson, Jan Polgar, published by Stockholm University Press
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