Inclusive, Safe, and Resilient Healthcare Architecture Solutions for People with Disabilities

This book provides a comprehensive and interdisciplinary examination of one of the most critical yet often overlooked dimensions of global health equity: the built environment. Focusing on the needs of more than one billion people living with disabilities worldwide, it explores how inclusive healthcare architecture can improve access, safety, patient experience, and health outcomes for individuals with physical, sensory, cognitive, and psychosocial disabilities across healthcare infrastructure. Bringing together research evidence, policy perspectives, practical design strategies, international case studies, technology-based solutions, and lived experience, the book offers a holistic framework for creating healthcare environments that are accessible, welcoming, and equitable. Readers will gain actionable insights into the barriers that persist within healthcare settings and the innovative solutions being implemented across diverse contexts. Designed for researchers, architects, healthcare professionals, policymakers, educators, and disability advocates, this book serves as both a scholarly resource and a practical guide. By bridging the gap between theory and implementation, it demonstrates how inclusive design can drive meaningful improvements in healthcare delivery, advance health equity, and support more resilient and person-centred healthcare systems worldwide.