Engelsk titel: The spatial experiences of dwarfs within public spaces
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Författare:
Pritchard, Erin
Email: erin.pritchard@newcastle.ac.uk
Språk: Eng
Antal referenser: 26
Dokumenttyp:
Artikel
UI-nummer: 16113456
Sammanfattning
Dwarfism is commonly defined as anyone 4ft 10? (147.32 cm) or below and whose short stature
involves a medical condition [Adelson, M. B. 2005. The Lives of Dwarfs, xv. NJ: Rutgers University
Press]. Whilst it recognized that the built environment is unsuitable for dwarfs [see Kruse, R. 2002.
"Social Spaces of Little People: The Experiences of the Jamisons." Social and Cultural Geography 3
(2): 175-191, Kruse, R. 2010. "Placing Little People: Dwarfism and Geographies of Everyday Life." In
Towards Enabling Geographies, edited by V. Chouinard, E. Hall, and R. Wilton, 183-198. Surrey:
Ashgate; Shakespeare, T., M. Wright, and S. Thompson. 2007. A Small Matter of Equality: Living with
Restricted Growth. Newcastle: Newcastle University], this paper critically examines how spaces and
facilities designed with other users in mind, including disabled people and children, can have
unintended consequences for dwarfs. The data used in this paper are taken from semi-structured
interviews and photo elicitation exercises conducted with 22 dwarfs living in the UK. Overall this
paper shows the spatial experiences of dwarfs, which are a result of the unintended consequences of
disabled child spaces and facilities, and suggests how Universal Design may be a more appropriate
design concept.