ACCESSIBILITY OF PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE CULTURAL FACILITIES – A LITERATURE REVIEW

Accessibility for all users and consideration of their needs are important and popular issues in the design of public buildings. This literature review article aims to identify the current knowledge on the accessibility of cultural facilities. An analysis of 213 scientific publications identified a research niche concerning accessibility, existing barriers, and applied solutions in the context of accessibility of cultural facilities in Poland, as well as the lack of consideration of their cultural aspect. The article discusses universal design, participatory design, accessibility, and the research methods. The results indicate the need to examine cultural facility accessibility within specific regions considering cultural context and applying participatory design principles and the use of universal and participatory design.