The social stone: a story of transformation from ableist to
accessible topology

J 2023

The social stone: a story of transformation from ableist to accessible topology

OSMAN, Robert and Hana PORKERTOVÁ

Basic information

Original name

The social stone: a story of transformation from ableist to accessible topology

Authors

OSMAN, Robert (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution) and Hana PORKERTOVÁ (203 Czech Republic)

Edition

Social and Cultural Geography, Routledge, 2023, 1464-9365

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

50701 Cultural and economic geography

Country of publisher

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

References:

URL

Impact factor

Impact factor: 2.500 in 2022

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14310/23:00134004

Organization unit

Faculty of Science

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14649365.2022.2073606

UT WoS

000791122000001

Keywords in English

Accessibility; disability; topology; topography; geography; ANT

Abstract

V originále

Using a case study of a kerb - the social stone - found at a tram traffic Island, the text demonstrates the re/production of the ableist city and analyses processes of transforming such a city into an accessible space for people with disabilities. The authors apply actor-network theory to analyse the mutual construction of space and bodies. To understand this construction, the concept of topology is used, which the article develops by introducing 'ableist' and 'accessible' topology. Unlike topography, which is in concord with able-bodied people, topology is more suitable for the analysis of space when also including non-standard bodies. Moreover, it allows the authors to analyse the mechanisms that reproduce and control the currently inaccessible city on the one hand, and it provide some room for change on the other. However, to make this change happen, a specific network must be established. To trace the associations that create such a network, the study uses in-depth interviews with involved actors collected over a ten-year period.

Links

GA20-03708S, research and development project

Name: Geografie znevýhodnění: nevidomá zkušenost s urbánním prostorem

Investor: Czech Science Foundation

Citovat

OSMAN, Robert and Hana PORKERTOVÁ. The social stone: a story of transformation from ableist to accessible topology. Social and Cultural Geography. Routledge, 2023, vol. 24, No 9, p. 1598-1615. ISSN 1464-9365. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14649365.2022.2073606.

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OSMAN, Robert and Hana PORKERTOVÁ. The social stone: a story of transformation from ableist to accessible topology. \textit{Social and Cultural Geography}. Routledge, 2023, vol.~24, No~9, p.~1598-1615. ISSN~1464-9365. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14649365.2022.2073606.

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