Inaccessible childhoods: evaluating accessibility in homes, schools and neighbourhoods with disabled children
| Autor: | Lindsay Stephens, Helen M. Scott, Henna Aslam, Patricia McKeever, Karen Spalding, Sue Ruddick, Nancy L. Young |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Economic growth
Scoring system Sociology and Political Science Social Psychology business.industry 4. Education 05 social sciences Geography Planning and Development 0507 social and economic geography Equity (finance) Redress Public relations 050906 social work Children's geographies Sociology Obligation 0509 other social sciences business 050703 geography Research data Convention on the Rights of the Child |
| Zdroj: | Children's Geographies. 15:583-599 |
| ISSN: | 1473-3277 1473-3285 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/14733285.2017.1295133 |
| Popis: | Accessible built environments are a critical component of Canada’s commitment to disabled children’s ‘right to enjoy full and decent lives’ [United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. 1989. Convention on the Rights of the Child. New York.] . Although valid, reliable research data about the accessibility of built environments are key to developing related policies, these data currently do not exist. To begin to redress this gap, we conducted a case study series followed by a survey to determine the accessibility of schools, homes and neighbourhoods directly from disabled children (The ScHaN Project). To present a concise summary of the findings that can inform equitable, evidence-based policies, we developed a scoring system for their homes, schools and neighbourhoods. Although our findings illustrate that eliciting and interpreting data from these children were complex undertakings, it is clear that none of these central environments met Canada’s obligation to enhance equity by enabling... |
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