Indoor Beach Resort For PWD
Indoor Beach Resort For PWD
Chapter 1
Introduction
this can be a single structure such as a hotel, it also can be a whole island. One of the
most looked-for aspects of a resort is that visitors are freed from most daily errands,
which are typically taken care of by the facility’s staff. Numerous activities are usually
cosmetic treatments.
There are many types of resorts. Some cater to a certain audience, such as families
Resort is a place to spent holiday for relaxation and recreation so that, one can give
dynamism to their leisure time. Oxford is dictionary defines resort as place that is
frequented for holidays or recreation or for a particular purpose. One can go and swim in
resort, can have lunch, can go just to pass time, plan an overnight stay and lit campfire,
artist can complete their portrait, novelist can finish novel, a poet can create his poem and
as a restaurant, as a health club and various other functions. A resort could be day serving
Persons With Disabilities, include those who have long-term physical, mental, intellectual
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or sensory impairments which in interaction with various barriers may hinder their full
The Indoor Beach Resort will design for the absolute comfort of all its visitors. It
welcomes families, as well as adults and children. Those with children are given the
option of taking advantage of the supervised kids programs, child-care experts, and
professional nannies.
In order to best serve the PWD, the resort is equipped with ramps and wheelchair
accessible lifts scattered throughout the resort. It is a fully wheelchair accessible resort
with access to the indoor beach. There will be a rooms in the resort designed specifically
for wheelchair users. The bathrooms also have a roll-in shower, rails, extended shower
heads, and raised toilet seats. The bathroom door can accommodate a wheelchair.
The resort will also have restaurants, and all are accessible for wheelchair users,
another restaurant will be located on the beach and are accessible only with beach
wheelchairs. Beach wheelchairs are subject to availability. There is one beach wheelchair
vision, hearing and cognitive dimension of access, to function independently and with
equity and dignity through the delivery of universally designed tourism products, services
walking stick or crutches, disabled tourist with trolleys and heavy luggage, visual and
hearing impairments, seniors, families with prams and, pregnant women who can
frequently move anywhere as their wish.( Darcy & Dickson 2009, 34). The disabled
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tourists want to enjoy the services and facilities without any restriction by service
provider for spending theirs enjoyable leisure time at popular tourism destination.
Therefore, the disabled tourists need specific help and support at destination. The specific
should be well known about extra service, gift, bonus or economic benefits (Ideas 2012)
Resort for PWD, and to attain unique design of an indoor beach resort. Also to
establishment of tourist resort that will create the economic opportunities. Provide a
recreational environment for the resort through varieties of facilities and functions.
Provide hospitality for both domestic and foreigner tourists and promote tourism
ultimately Promote local as well as national economy through the promotion of both
You may think that having a wheelchair means the chance of going anywhere is
Wheelchair or not, you can most definitely go to a Resort and spend your time at any
Many of the luxurious resorts you’ve heard of have gone to great lengths in order
to allow people with wheelchairs to not only be able to come visit them, but to really
2. What kind of services and assistance could you offer or the resort can offer
Hypothesis
The research is an innovative approach for medical and leisure facilities that will
be designed by adapting the sensibilities of persons with disabilities both physical and
needs of PWDs. The development will be first of its kind in our country. The study will
also serve as a model for future development not just for leisure or medical resort
facilities but also for other building typologies that adapts disabled sensibility to fully
make a universal design. The project will also contribute to the significance of
SIGNIFICANCE TO PWD
initiatives to a medical resort facility to be proposed. The study will provide a new
concept on planning and designing facilities that are centered for different types of
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persons with disabilities. This project is not just designed for leisure purposes but also as
a therapeutic facility for them especially for the physically disabled and an alternative
educational setting for the intellectually disabled. The envisioned outcome will be an
By first considering where the project is located, it will have a great significance for
Angeles City because they are aiming to make their city a medical tourism destination.
This could be one step start for their city goal. Aside from this, the proposed project will
provide a new rehabilitation environment for people in the community especially for the
The scopes of the projects are, the resort with recreational facilities possess wide
range of scope. If we analysis the present trend of internal resort tourism and need of
leisure place, then it is acceptable to have multifunctional resort, which not only focus on
Definitions of Terms
BANQUETTE- an elaborate and formal evening meal for many people, often
followed by speeches.
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centre outside the USA) is a large building that is designed to hold a convention, where
Convention centers typically offer sufficient floor area to accommodate several thousand
attendees.
progress.
purpose.
centre, health spa, and commonly referred to as a gym) is a place that houses exercise
expected or required.
INDOOR BEACH- Use the adjective indoor to describe something that happens
or is used inside a building or house. Your indoor furniture is probably a little fancier than
your plastic outdoor furniture. Indoor sports are the ones you play inside, like ping pong
undertake or perform a task in the same way as a person who does not have a disability.
RESTAURANT- a place where people pay to sit and eat meals that are cooked
touch, taste and spatial awareness, is no longer normal. Examples - If you wear glasses
you have a sight impairment, if you find it hard to hear or have a hearing aid then you
WHEEL CHAIR- a chair fitted with wheels for use as a means of transport by a person
RAMP- a slope or inclined plane for joining two different levels, as at the entrance or
Chapter 2
This chapter presents a review of reading materials related to the present study
that will provide background information, better insights and understanding about the
topics covered.
Related Literature
wheelchair-users want this as much as anyone. We too dream of white sandy beaches and
beautiful crystal blue pools, but we also need to make sure where we go is accessible. The
good news is that there are more and more amazingly accessible resorts opening each
year, offering every level of accessibility you need to make sure no matter what kind of
disability you have, you'll still have an amazing time (as you should be).
designed from the ground up with wheelchair accessibility in mind, the modern A-ONE
Pattaya Beach Resort is one of the few resorts in all of Thailand offering completely
accessible rooms. At this resort you'll find rooms that have all of accessible features you'd
expect from an ADA-compliant hotel room, as well as an emergency call button. And a
rather cool feature - the entire hotel is connected by ramps not stairs, so you never have to
Concordia Eco-Resort - St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands - For the eco-
conscious traveller with a disability, the Concordia Eco-Resort on St. John is one of the
only eco-resorts in the world offering accessible accommodations. The purpose of this
The property has four accessible tents with enhanced facilities, as well as solar heated hot
water showers (awesome) and lighting and fans power by a 12-volt photovoltaic system.
It also has accessible walkways and ramps throughout the lust natural landscaping. If
you're looking for a low cost way to enjoy the jungle and ocean without any hindrances,
this is it.
winter person and have always wanted to try out adapted skiing, sit-skiing for those in the
know, you can't get any more chic and accessible than the Resort at Squaw creek in Lake
Tahoe. This awesome resort not only offers fully accessible rooms and fitness center, they
They also have a "Disabled Access Ambassador" Mario Rey, an accomplished mono-
skiier, who helps guests with disabilities navigate the property, showing them the best
the rays of the Mediterranean, the Sirens Resort in Loutraki, Greece goes above and
beyond. This hotel offers five fully accessible rooms/apartments that can sleep between 1
to 8 people. The units have everything you need from grab bars to roll-in showers and
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accessible kitchens. They also offer rentable electric beds, shower chairs, hoists and
wheelchairs. That will sure save on your luggage costs when flying.
The real stunner of this resort however is the fully accessible beach, which is made
possible by a one-of-a-kind ramp that goes directly into the sea. Once out in the water,
you can get out of your wheelchair and float, grabbing a nearby floated. Wheelchair
taxis are also on-site and several accessible excursions are offered
they have Life Rolls on Founder Jesse Billauer as their ADA spokesperson. Located in
Oahu, Hawaii, Turtle Bay is one of the most accessible resorts in Hawaii. This hotel
offers 13 fully accessible rooms with all the amenities and there are lifts on all of the
pools and hot tubs throughout the property. One of my favourite features of this resort
however is the accessible wheelchair golf cart to cross the huge resort. You got to love a
a vet injured in the Vietnam War, Freedom Shores in Isla Aguada, Mexico is another
resort built from the ground-up with wheelchair accessibility as its ultimate goal. This
resort is one of the few resorts in the world that offers on-site caregivers too in addition to
Roll-in showers, shower chairs are included with each room, as well as chauffeured
wheelchair accessible taxi for arriving and local excursions. To get to the beach, they've
installed in a wide promenade right next to the water and they also have an accessible
resort owned by a quadriplegic, the Hotel Tranquility Hill in Costa Rica offer is the
ultimate in resort accessibility. This beautiful small resort located in the lush mountains
of Costa Rica is a peaceful 1 acre space with 10 rooms, two of which that are wheelchair
accessible. And they have a brand new roll-in swimming pool, making it incredibly easy
to take a dip. Also, if you need an on-site PCA, that too is available. Skilled nursing is
also on-site
Beaches Turks and Caicos Resort.- Was designed for the absolute comfort
of all its visitors. It welcomes families, as well as adults without children. Those with
children are given the option of taking advantage of the supervised kids programs, child-
In order to best serve the guests in wheelchairs, this resort is equipped with ramps and
accessible resort with access to the beach. There are two Caribbean Premium rooms in the
resort designed specifically for wheelchair users. The bathrooms also have a roll-in
shower, rails, extended shower heads, and raised toilet seats. The bathroom door can
accommodate a wheelchair.
The resort has 19 restaurants, and all are accessible for wheelchair users except for Sky,
which is located upstairs. Another restaurant called Barefoot is located on the beach and
is accessible only with beach wheelchairs. Beach wheelchairs are subject to availability.
There is one beach wheelchair and 6 regular wheelchairs available to rent as well as
motorized scooters.
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There’s a lot to do at the Turks & Caicos resort! They have all sorts of nightly
entertainment, golf, a kid’s camp, a DJ academy, an Xbox play lounge, a spa and more!
Wheelchair or not, going to this resort would be a relaxing, enjoyable experience for
everyone
There are over 50 million people with disabilities in the United States, which equates to
18% of the population – making persons with disabilities the largest minority group. To
protect this population, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was designed to
prevent discrimination against a person based on a disability. The goal of the ADA is to
provide a level playing field so that a person with a disability can compete equally for
jobs and also enjoy the same benefits of living in the United States as a person who is
able-bodied.
Often the main safety issue with an injured, disabled or elderly swimmer involves safe
entry and egress. Therefore, the most common solution is a lift. This is the primary means
swimming pool. A lift can be added to the side of an inground pool, above ground pool,
or hot tub and can be battery or water pressure powered. As of May 15, 2012, all public
swimming pools in the U.S. must be equipped with assisted entry systems. With this
American Disability Association (ADA) compliance law, disabled Americans around the
nation will be able to enjoy the health and leisure benefits of public pools. As part of the
2010 Standards for Accessible Design, regulations of the Accessible Design for
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Recreational Facilities have required all public pools and hot tubs to be outfitted with an
Sloped entries
Primary means of access that is ideal for facilities with a large group of ambulatory users.
A sloped entry can be a built-in entryway or a removable ramp. Facilities that use sloped
entries as a means of access are also encouraged to provide a mobile aquatic chair
designed for access into the water. Multi-purpose disability access ramps consist of a
ramp, stair and underwater parallel bars. It can easily be removed from the pool making
Transfer Walls
A secondary means of access that allows someone to transfer onto the top of the pool wall
from a wheelchair and ease into the water. At least one grab bar should extend the width
of the top of the pool wall. This type of access is typically used in hot tubs.
This secondary type of access provides balance and support for someone entering the pool
from a standing position. Portable access ladders act as an easy-to-use staircase that can
be attached anywhere along the edge for effortless entry or exiting. They also come with
a deck adapter platform, side skirting to prevent underwater entrapment and dolly. The
ADA regulations affect several types of aquatic areas. These include swimming pools, hot
tubs, wading pools and other aquatic recreation facilities such as wave pools and lazy
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rivers. Beaches, lakes, rivers, and catch pools are NOT affected by the new ADA
legislation. Means of access will need to be provided to the types of aquatic areas affected
by the legislation.
The newly adopted regulations define five permitted means of access for swimming
pools, including:
As part of the legislation passed by the ADA, over 100,000 commercial swimming
poolswill be required to become accessible to people with disabilities by March 15, 2012.
Generally, this legislation will only affect state and local government-owned facilities,
parks and recreation departments, state-run schools and universities, as well as hotels,
health clubs, private schools and community centers. Private residences, apartments, and
the complex, the pool IS considered public and is subject to the ADA regulations.
If a condominium actively rents out their units, similar to a hotel, this is also
considered a public accommodation and subject to ADA regulations.
Related Studies
environment. In a first for Australia, beach matting is available twenty-four hours a day
seven days a week, and beach wheelchairs, including water chairs are available at Altona
and Williamstown Beaches. This universally designed infrastructure supports people with
a disability and provides universal access for older people, those with prams, and
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spontaneously share a day at the beach without having to sit on the sidelines. Over the last
two summers Council has led the way in beach accessibility state-wide and continues to
be a catalyst on a national level. Through inter-council collaboration and with the support
of many stakeholders, the beach access movement has gained momentum and seen some
fantastic wins. This presentation will outline a four year case study capturing the trials
and tribulations of endeavouring to work towards two fully accessible beaches by 2020. A
highlight this summer was the introduction of an adult changing facility completing
Altona’s accessible hub and providing the platform to deliver activities such as accessible
snorkelling sessions to the community. Six Victorian beaches now run beach access
programs in 2018. There were none in 2015. There are huge positive health and wellbeing
amongst the community, raising awareness around the needs of people with a disability,
important aspects that contribute to overall community wellbeing. Hobsons Bay will
continue to lead the way in making beaches for all by providing the opportunity to be
spontaneous and actively participate in the community rather than watch from the
sidelines.
It's not often you can find a wheelchair accessible hot tub/whirlpool, which is why we had
to include this universally-accessible whirlpool to our list. The Leduc Aquatic Centre in
Leduc, Alberta, Canada, is a beautiful whirlpool that features a circular ramp. This allows
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you to gradually enter the whirlpool completely on your own, free of any electric lift,
which is nice because those aren’t the most reliable and help is needed to operate them.
Located in Kent, Ohio, this aquatic building is part of the Kent State University Student
Recreation and Wellness Centre. It was built in 1999 and is one of the most beautiful
universally-accessible pool designs we've seen. The center has a lap pool and a leisure
pool, which are connected, and also features a beautiful circular ramp. Furthermore, the
For those with more exotic tastes, the Radisson Blu Resort in Fiji has a
stunning to behold. It features a long, wide ramp that leads into the pool, and it is
humongous; it connects several pools that have bars and waterfalls. This watery
Australia, there is a saltwater pool that has a beautiful ramp that almost feels like
it was created naturally. You also can spend a night at the resort, which is fully
accessible and rated one of the best in the world for wheelchair users. They offer
The Reserve at Paradisus Palma Real, a brand new, all-inclusive resort is located in
Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. This hotel has a circular zero-entry pool with a
cobalt blue pool bottom that is stunningly unreal. It also features a center whirlpool
that is completely accessible and beach chairs in the water that you can float into.
While you have to get a room at this resort to check out the pool, it definitely seems
to be worth it.
We love that zero-entry pools are now becoming the norm. As an honorable-mention,
there's a gorgeous beachfront pool located at the Atlantis resort in the Bahamas. If you’re
planning to travel soon, just search “zero-entry” or “beachfront” to find more if you’re
traveling to a certain location. These pools are popping up all over, and we couldn’t be
happier!
This hotel is specifically designed for those whose primary mode of transportation is a
wheelchair. Surrounded by olive groves and the Cretan Sea, Eria Resort in the historic
With prices around $100 per night, it’s true beauty on a budget. The hotel will help you
plan wheelchair-friendly excursions in an accessible minibus, which can come get you at
the airport as well. The gym has a special physiotherapy area and all rooms have grab
bars. This is also one of the best hotels with handicap showers with a shower chair and
raised toilets.
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One outstanding feature of the resort is its collaboration with local pharmacists and
come to relaxing Greece to help out your health. Additionally, the hotel has all kinds of
different wheelchairs available for rent, and there is a ramp leading into the pool so you
Conceptual Framework
protection plays a key role in realizing the rights of persons with disabilities of all ages:
providing them with an adequate standard of living, a basic level of income security; thus
Students’
Characteristics
Chapter 3
Methodology
Planning
Document Analysis
restrictions, and related directories, and analyzing their relevance and use to the study.
Consultation
Gathering data and deliberating if the data is useful and relevant to the study.
Sources of Data
Social Sector
class highly urbanized city in the region of Central Luzon, Philippines. According to the
It is bordered by Mabalacat to the north; Mexico to the east; San Fernando to the
southeast; Bacolor to the south; and Porac to the southwest and west. Though the city
financial hub.
Angeles is served by the Clark International Airport in Clark Freeport Zone. Being
home of the former Clark Air Base (once the largest United States military facility outside
the continental United States), it was significantly affected by the fallout from the
eruption of Mount Pinatubo in 1991. The economy of Angeles was heavily dependent on
In 1993, a full cleanup and removal of volcanic ash deposits began and the former U.S.
base was transformed into the Clark Special Economic Zone (CSEZ). The creation of
CSEZ has helped to offset the loss of income and jobs previously generated by the
presence of the U.S. base in the city. Today, Angeles and Clark form the hub for business,
N Angeles is 83 kilometres (52 mi) from Manila and 17 kilometres (11 mi) from the
The dynamics of Angeles City’s economy is borne out by the fact that it is a strong
While the City has to contend with increasing population from natural increase, it has to
accord equal importance and attention to every visitor in the area whether as tourist,
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investor, student, patient, jobseeker, or any other transient to optimize its presence in the
City and make it a sustainable source of local revenue. Using this as the planning
paradigm, greater challenges staring the City Government in the face involve the strategic
those who principally rely on social services for subsistence into more permanent,
productive and reliable resource, maintaining the delicate balance between what
opportunities the Clark Freeport and Economic Zone can offer and what unique role the
City’s economy has to play while taking into account the natural capability of the City’s
natural resource base to provide for the requirements of business and at the same time
ensuring the health and safety, security, comfort and convenience of its every permanent
resident or visitor.
classified as a first-class, highly urbanized city and has a government independent of the
province. The 6,027 land area, divided to its 33 barangays, is supported by good
(326,336) are Angeles City, contributed to its accomplishment as a next wave city and
The province of Pampanga is relatively plane with one distinct mountain, Mount
Arayat and the famous Pampanga River. Moreover, it is strategically located at the
crossroads of Central Luzon and is highly accessible by both air and land. Angeles City,
Pampanga is accessible in less than two hour drive by land though the North Luzon
Expressway (NLEX), which extends from Metro Manila till the north end of Pampanga,
bus routes existing, in addition, other available mode of transportation are PUV and
jeepney.
opening of the province. There are 17 incoming flights daily. Various transportation
destination.
Telephone services in the province are provide by DaTelcom Corp, Innove (Globe
Telecom), DigiTel, PLDT, PT&T and RCPI. While mobile services are provided by
Smart Communications, Globe Telecom and Sun Cellular. Meanwhile, Electric power is
distributed by Angeles Electric Corporation (AEC), which also supply to small parts of
Mabalacat, Bacolor, and Porac. As of 2013, the average power rate is at Php 8.30 per
Kwh.
Angeles City, Pampanga is gaining world fame as the entertainment capital of the
Manila. The establishment of a number of shopping malls also fuelled the city’s economy,
including SM City Clark, Nepo Mall, and Robinsons Place Angeles, which serve as
centers of commercial industry. Prompt to the boost of the economy, hotels such as,
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Fields Plaza Suites, Lewis Grand and Angeles Beach Club, embodied its bold and
promising progress.
Innovation also touched health facilities. The city ranks 3rd among the country’s
first class cities that provides quality healthcare. Some of the hospitals in the province that
provide quality safety are, Pampanga Medical Specialist Hospital, Our Lady of Mt.
Carmel Medical Center, Rafael Lazatin Memorial Medical Center and Angeles Medical
Center.
Due to the transformation of the old U.S. base into Clark Freeport Zone, the
economy of Angeles City’s upturn development linger. From the city’s growing industrial
and agricultural estate, to being designated as the Philippines’ future premier gateway.
The continuous improvement of the city does not only attract tourists, rather it also attract
investors. Business and I.T Parks grew rapidly as investors move toward in the city.
As of now, there are four operating I.T. PEZA sites in Angeles City, namely: JIM
Building, eNTEC Building, SM City Clark I.T. Park and Metro MarQuee I.T. Center.
These PEZA sites are continuously expanding to sustain the constant raise of demand for
office supply.
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Angeles City is already equipped and has the talent to provide the same products
and level of services that the main cities of Manila and Cebu currently offer. Sustained
progress is pretty obvious in this city, were some multinational companies have
established their operations and have appreciated good incentives in doing business.
Existing locators are: Sutherland Global Solutions, Cloudstaff, Inc, Teletech Customer
Summary
Angeles City as an autonomous first class highly urbanized city in the province of
land to commercial land, it now also houses several industrial estates, IT and call center
industries, a special economic zone and other major investments. Other than hastening the
innovation of transportation and other infrastructure, the high level of standard that they
are maintaining would pave way for the foundation of an ecosystem that accompaniments
talent across the city. These assets prove that the city’s full capacity to host any locators
in their vicinity.
Most of the visitors that make frequent trips to Angeles City are from Manila and
this is not surprising since the entertainment center is only an hour or two away from the
capital. One can hop on a bus from the terminals in Manila to get to Angeles City and this
mode of Angeles City transportation takes at most 2 hours using the North Luzon
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Expressway. Bus fare is about Php300 per head and this is already an air conditioned bus.
The major bus lines that have buses that leave for Angeles City almost every hour are
If coming from other provinces such as Cebu, the quickest mode of Angeles City
transportation is via plane from Caticlan and the trip is about 45 minutes only. The plane
lands at Clark Airport and from here, there are many different types of Angeles City
Assuming that one rode a plane to get to Angeles City, one will notice that right
outside the airport are buses and jeepneys that will get one to just about anywhere in the
city. The jeepney fare is less than Php10 per head while the bus fare would depend on
where one is headed and how far it is. There are also tricycles that one can ride within the
For those who are feeling less adventurous, another mode of Angeles City
transportation is to hire a car or a van. In fact, one can do this with Manila as the starting
point and it’s convenient for those carrying a big luggage or those who are traveling in
groups. Even in Angeles City, rent-a-car is a common business and this can be attributed
to the many visitors that it receives daily. Whatever one’s budget or preference may be,
there is sure to be a mode of Angeles City transportation that one can avail of.
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2007 2010
Male - 157,095
Female – 158,788
LAND USE – in hectares and in % (data from LGU’s Planning and Development Office)
HECTARES %
Protected areas (protected forest, ancestral domain, watershed areas) 1,305.82 21.01
RELIGION %
Christianity
-Protestants 5.43
Islam 0.27
Others