An investigation on the requirements of inclusive vocational highschool class and furniture design

The concept of disability, living conditions and education requirements of the disabled has been taken into consideration and this issue has advanced in Turkey since 1990s. Due to lack of suitable designed schools concerning the disabled requirements, slender number of volunteer and professional educator, high cost of construction, restricted and unsuitable state possibilities, many of disabled individuals have been deprived of their education right. However, whatsoever condition is, disabled children must go to school like non-disabled children. Otherwise, psychosocial problems may be arose. The purpose of study is to procure necessary education for the disabled people, therefore to bring them in to society living independently instead of setting apart disabled individuals and in particular the most prevailing disability type Cerebral Palsy (C.P) cases in a room and specific places thus isolating them totally from the society. Furthermore, facilitating their education in vocational high schools, successful graduation and eventually acquiring a job and becoming benignant citizens is aspired. C.P children have achieved great accomplishments whenever provided with necessary education. As an example, Stephen Hawking, one of era's most prominent scientists, is seriously physically disabled. However, with the help of rolling chair and computer he continues to teach and create new books. Recently, the primary education institutions offering inclusive high school education aimed at providing disabled students into society have been put into service in various regions of Turkey. Nevertheless, thanks to lack of high schools, schools for higher learning or vocational schools needed for those children, an unpromising future awaits them. It is possible that most of the disabled can continue their education in normal schools in Turkey. Some arrangements for children requiring special education provides successful in regular classes of disabled students with special education due to advances in the construction of special study places (especially in terms of physiotherapy), Tools and equipment development and teaching techniques, and this can only be achieved through inclusive education. Through inclusive education, the child's interests, perception capacity and current abilities can be determined and each student can be provided with vocational education with methods which is suitable for himslef. Although there are many educational centers appropriate for only disabled individuals across the world and Turkey, most of them do not contribute to vocational education. Some having nursery homes rationale comprise all age ranges and others work on medical activities as if they are hospitals (Therefore, due to lack of any vocational education centers for disabled students in Turkey, we selected it as the topic of discussion). "SERÇEV (SERCHEV) Abled Vocational High school Project" is an inclusive vocational high school in Ankara's Çayyolu (Chayyolu) location and offering Radio-TV, Journalism and Informatics education. The project is an important social responsibility initiative being improved upon the idea of ensuring the integration of Cerebral Palsy students into social life and continuing education together with their peers in the same place (Multi-disabled group is a description used for the physically and mentally disabled). The user's profile is consisted of 14-20 aged abled students, physically disabled ones showing mobility change in accordance with their disability degree (Those who use wheelchairs, those who could move in with walker and so on) and mentally disabled students who need special education. Since Cerebral Palsy covers different types of disabilities, the limits of Cerebral Palsy people physical movement and its features and all auxiliary equipment and devices utilized by them are investigated. These data are of great significance for identifying useful places required and field size in terms of accessibility. In the present study, necessary architectural amendments in "SERÇEV (SERCHEV) Abled Vocational High school" structure were made and interior classes and accessories are designed and investigated in accordance with satisfying C.P users' needs and facilitating their accessibility. Key words: Cerebral Palsy, Disabled, Vocational Education, Inclusive Education, Education, School, Social.