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Being Recognised and Becoming Known

Encounters between People with and without Intellectual Disability in the Public Realm

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ID4141913
AuthorsIlan Wiesel (0000-0002-7244-1775, City Futures Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia, corresponding author), Christine Bigby (0000-0001-7001-8976, La Trobe University, corresponding author)
Year2014
Volume46
Issue7
Pages1754-1769
Publication date2014-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEnvironment and Planning A Economy and Space (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0308-518X • E-ISSN: 1472-3409
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1068/a46251
OpenAlexW2129290709
LanguageEN
Citations received21
References cited21

The social inclusion of people with intellectual disability has typically been defined and measured in terms of their 'presence' and 'participation' in community life. In this paper we point to a very wide spectrum of social interactions-or 'encounters'-between people with and without intellectual disability which fall into neither category. We offer the concepts of 'being recognised' and 'becoming known' to describe encounters which are neither passive presence in the community nor the fully fledged relationships of community participation. Rather, these concepts can be used to describe the day-to-day experiences of people with intellectual disability negotiating their use of public spaces and facilities in ways which can at times be different from prevailing norms. Based on a survey and interviews with local residents in three metropolitan suburbs and one country town in the State of Victoria, Australia, we analyse the social and spatial dynamics influencing the frequency and nature of encounters between people with and without intellectual disability

Geography · Intellectual disability · Metropolitan area · Negotiation · Political science · Realm · Social science · Sociology · Disability Rights and Representation · Gender Studies · Homelessness and Social Issues · Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism · Psychology · Social Psychology

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Unique citing works21
Citations per year1,91
Citation span2015 - 2026 (12)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 21
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