The Role of Interactive Interior Design in Facilitating the Sports Activities for Children with Physical Disabilities

Hamdy, Yomna; Abdel-Razik, Ahmed; Hashem, Ola

doi:10.21608/jdsaa.2021.54104.1093

The Role of Interactive Interior Design in Facilitating the Sports Activities for Children with Physical Disabilities

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ Faculty of Arts and Design , MSA univeristy

² Architecture and Design Faculty, Efate University, KSA & Faculty of Applied Arts, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt.

³ Faculty of Applied Arts, Helwan University

10.21608/jdsaa.2021.54104.1093

Abstract

Childhood is considered to be one of the most important stages in a person’s life. In this stage the child's abilities and talents grow , and he has a high receptivity to all kinds of direction and formation in his personality.
Sport is one of the very positive habits on human health, especially children, as it is important for a normal child, it is more important for a disabled child. There is no doubt that disability affects its owner as it reduces his physical ability, affects his psychology and makes him unable to integrate with the society, as he always feels helpless and weak. In the past , disabled people used to be introverted , calm , and isolated from the society, but now the disabled person’s view of himself has changed and thus he is able to change the world’s view of himself and this affects him positively, the disables is now able to discover in himself and make anything that would drives him forward .
This study aims to the importance of implementing interactive designs in the physical disabled child’s sports activities programs and in the interior spaces where he practices in order to fulfill his special needs and enable him to practice sports activities in accordance with the contemporary technological development showing some examples of how interactive designs has a positive impact children’s skills development , mental and physical stimulation.

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