Özet:
All rights in the universal nature to which people are innate are the fundamental
right for everyone, regardless of gender, physical appearance and / or disability.
And these rights are legally guaranteed by the nations Accessibility,
such as all rights defined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, is one
of the fundamental human rights (Anonim,1948). There is limited work,
knowledge and experience in the field of dısabled accessibility into the natural
sites as in many areas in Turkey. In this case, the process and results of the
implementation for disability access implemented by the General Directorate
of Nature Conservation and National Parks which is one of the most competent
institutions on nature conservation and protected areas in Turkey, are
shared. The project which is called "Disabled Friendly National Park; Küre
Mountains Project "was submitted by Küre Mountains Ecotourism Association
in 2013 to the "Grant Program for the Improvement of Social Integration of the
Disabled" with technical and financial support of the General Directorate. The
old school buildings in the Azdavay district within the national park has restorated
as a disabled visitor center and the path that is reaching to the Çatak
Canyon has arranged as a suitable route for the disabled accessibility under
the project. The aim of the disabled accessibility study is to realize exemplary
practices for making infrastructure and superstructure suitable for disabled access
at the Küre Mountains National Park and improving of knowledge, capability
and awareness. Since the beginning of the designing process of disabled
park infrastructures, the universal design principles have been applied and
designing studies have been carried out by considering all the obstacle groups
(physical, visual, hearing, old, young etc.) based on these principles. The
study is a first for national parks in Turkey and it is a guide for replication to
other protected areas.
Keywords: disabled accessibility, disabled people, park infrastructures, protected
area, Küre Mountain National park
