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datestamp: 2020-04-23 05:21:18
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type: thesis
metadata_visibility: show
creators_name: Busse, R
title: Public space & the mobility of wheelchair users
ispublished: pub
full_text_status: public
abstract: Research was conducted to test how the public space promotes or restricts the mobility of wheelchair users. By looking at what kinds of barriers and facilitators are encountered in daily life and their impact on the mobility of wheelchair users, an assessment on public space is made. This is done by go-alongs and interviews. During the go-alongs, a gps-tracker was used to add another layer of interpretation that would not be possible via qualitative research methods alone.The overall assessment of public is space is that there are restrictions encountered on a daily basis. These restrictions were not unsurmountable but do vary in severity depending on the individual. The barriers that were encountered the most were steep ramps, uneven pavements and high curbs.The effect of these restrictions can lead to feeling mistreated or marginalized.However most of the participants expressed that they think the public space is wheelchair accessible.
date: 2017
date_type: published
thesis_type: bachelor
degree_programme: SGP
tutors_name: Meijering, L
tutors_name: Wietkamp, L
keywords_local: barriers
keywords_local: experience
keywords_local: interviews
keywords_local: trackers
keywords_local: gps
keywords_local: space
keywords_local: public
keywords_local: Groningen
keywords_local: mobility
keywords_local: wheelchair
keywords_local: facilitators
keywords_local: go-alongs
language_iso: en
titleorder: Public space & the mobility of wheelchair users
dbi: 5977373fe5985
imported_item: yes
date_of_import: 2020-04-22
imported_from: http://scripties.frw.eldoc.ub.rug.nl/root/ba/SGP/2017/rbusse/
import_source_file: theses-frw-20200422132455-5977373fe5985.xml
date_issued: 2017-01-01
citation:   Busse, R  (2017) Public space & the mobility of wheelchair users.  Bachelor thesis.   
document_url: https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/855/1/Richard_Bussethesis.pdf