{"id":2430,"date":"2024-03-05T16:21:22","date_gmt":"2024-03-05T16:21:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/ae\/?p=2430"},"modified":"2025-04-10T15:04:18","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T15:04:18","slug":"how-to-maximize-accessibility-and-inclusion-in-prayer-rooms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/ae\/news\/how-to-maximize-accessibility-and-inclusion-in-prayer-rooms\/","title":{"rendered":"How to maximize accessibility and inclusion in prayer rooms"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2430\" class=\"elementor elementor-2430\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3fd27e8 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"3fd27e8\" 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elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c518e08\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-743bc2b\" data-id=\"743bc2b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddec0ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ddec0ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"463\" src=\"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AdobeStock_558901204-1024x593.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2442\" alt=\"A group of Muslim bowing down during prayer in a Mosque as the sunlight shines through on to their white garments.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AdobeStock_558901204-1024x593.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AdobeStock_558901204-300x174.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AdobeStock_558901204-768x444.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AdobeStock_558901204-1536x889.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AdobeStock_558901204-2048x1185.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6cdf038\" data-id=\"6cdf038\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21cca54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"21cca54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"simplyweb-checked\">Worship and prayer are routine practices of Muslims around the world. As such, ensuring that visitors regardless of disability have unobstructed access to Ablution and Prayer Rooms is vital when designing any new public spaces and buildings.<\/p><p class=\"simplyweb-checked\"><span class=\"simplyweb-checked\" style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">Not only is the ability to worship and reflect a right of everyone, but accommodating People of Determination is necessary to the extent that Ablution and Prayer Room accessibility is set out in law.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p class=\"simplyweb-checked\"><span class=\"simplyweb-checked\" style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">For instance, under the UABE KSA, it is required that access to areas of places of worship and\/or reflection should be provided in all public buildings in Saudi Arabia, and that Ablution rooms are fully accessible to accommodate wheelchair users.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p class=\"simplyweb-checked\">In the United Arab Emirates, the Administrative Resolution No. (90) of 2022 concerning Prayer Rooms in the Emirate of Dubai specifies that &#8220;A place that belongs to a Government or non-Government entity, is designated for performing prayers, and is open to the public&#8221;. Under this definition, not accommodating the personal requirements of PoD&#8217;s would be classed as a form of discrimination.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-976ba7b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"976ba7b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-35dead3\" data-id=\"35dead3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ed3cd2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1ed3cd2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67987f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"67987f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"simplyweb-checked\">But what actually makes a Prayer Room accessible?\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"simplyweb-checked\">Various elements will determine a place of worship&#8217;s level of accessibility, from the placement of sanitary equipment and grab bars in ablution spaces, to the aesthetic design of the rooms themselves, which is determined by factors such as LRV (Light-Reflectant Value) and color contrast. Aesthetic choices like these might seem oddly specific, but make a huge difference to whether a person with a visual impairments is able to comfortably navigate the space and worship.\u00a0<span class=\"simplyweb-checked\" style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">Guidelines relating to Ablution spaces, in particular, come with specific dimension requirements so that venues are able to efficiently accommodate wheelchair and mobility aid users &#8211; outlining the correct amount of a<\/span><span class=\"simplyweb-checked\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">ccessible space for maneuvering, as well as the placement of sinks and shower hoses<\/span><span class=\"simplyweb-checked\" style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"simplyweb-checked\"><span class=\"simplyweb-checked\" style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">\u00a0Furthermore, ample seating should be provided at entrances and locations where people are required to remove their shoes, as well as in the prayer hall to allow people who cannot bend to pray.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-265eadd elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"265eadd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aab14b2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aab14b2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4d97004\" data-id=\"4d97004\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31a04f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"31a04f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"simplyweb-checked\">Despite the availability of design guidance on accessible Prayer Rooms and the requirement to provide them by law in many Arab states, there are various opportunities to integrate best practice into Prayer Room design that are not mentioned in existing legislation.\u00a0<\/p><div class=\"simplyweb-checked\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"1qb60\" data-offset-key=\"1k0en-0-0\"><div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr simplyweb-checked\" data-offset-key=\"1k0en-0-0\"><span class=\"simplyweb-checked\" data-offset-key=\"1k0en-0-0\">By commissioning Direct Access to consult on a new build design, we can help architects and building managers ensure their new Prayer Rooms not only meet lawful standards but also provide access to a broad audience of People of Determination, as well as<\/span> the elderly, those with temporary impairments, pregnant women, people with visual impairments, fatigued visitors, individuals who are obese, etc).\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"simplyweb-checked\" data-offset-key=\"1k0en-0-0\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><p class=\"simplyweb-checked\">Accessibility benefits all, yet\u00a0<span class=\"simplyweb-checked\" style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">not every existing Prayer Room could be reasonably considered accessible. If your goal is to ensure inclusion and access for all at your Place of Worship, contact our team today.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5b14fdb\" data-id=\"5b14fdb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7c4837 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d7c4837\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AdobeStock_114987844-1024x683.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2443\" alt=\"A general view of an empty Mosque interior during the day. 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