Table 6. Summary of guidelines, Building Codes, and legislation used in the studies (n=27).

Guidelines/Codes/Acts	Country	Study ID *
Brazilian Association of Technical Standards	Brazil	72
The Persons with Disabilities (Rights and Privileges) Act Number 9 of 2006 of Zanzibar and Persons with Disabilities Act Number 9 of 2010 of Tanzania Mainland and the Ardhi and UDSM Library rules	Tanzania	57
BRCD Building Requirements Code for the Disabled	Jordan	54
Building Code of Botswana	Botswana	42
Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board’s (1982) guidelines and requirements	US	3,5, 14, 23
Architectural Barriers Act (ABA)	US	3
Independent Living Center and American National Standard Specifications (1980)	US	4
Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines (1990/1992) and Americans with Disability Act	US	14, 15, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 35, 41, 52, 55, 58, 81
The Bangladesh National Building Code (BNBC) 2008	Bangladesh	55
Bangladesh Persons with Disability Welfare Act-2001, the Persons with Disabilities Rights and the Protection Act 2013, and the Revised Strategic Transportation Plan (RSTP) 2015 for Dhaka	Bangladesh	74
Central Public Work Department (CPWD) Guidelines	India	58
Malaysia Standard 1184:2014 {Universal Design and Accessibility of the Built Environment-Code of Practice (MS 1184:2014)}	Malaysia	64
2018 Saudi Building Code (Chapter 11) or the Accessibility Built Environment Guidelines for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (SBC-18, 2018; UABEG, 2010)	Saudi Arabia	71
Part M of the Building Regulations and Section 106 agreements	UK	6
Building Code of Australia (Australian Building Codes Board, 2016) and AS 1428.1-2009 (Standards Australia, 2010)	Australia	59

Note: US=United States of America; UK=United Kingdom.

^*Study ID: The details of the articles can be found in the extended data file 3. ¹¹⁵