New cultural geographies of disability
Asian values and the accessibility ideal
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3977511 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Inge Komardjaja (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2001 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 77-86 |
| Publication date | 2001-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social & Cultural Geography (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1464-9365 • E-ISSN: 1470-1197 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/14649360020028285 |
| OpenAlex | W1966968973, W4247500510 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 14 |
| References cited | 7 |
The ideal of a 'barrier-free environment' is promoted in developed countries as a means of increasing the independence and mobility of disabled people. The adoption of this concept for developing countries requires critical analysis. Indonesia, for example, has formulated a physical access code, but has not succeeded in the implementation. The focus of this article is on middle-class professional disabled people in cities in Indonesia. Indonesian collectivist values and unequal status that arise from the feudal system do not encourage independence. Such values and the restrictive and inadequate public infrastructures render disabled people invisible in public. The availability of maidservants and chauffeurs assists urban disabled people from the middle class. They may be professionals, who desire to be independent in mobility and other daily living activities. Ambulant disabled people are also excluded from social life due to the custom of squatting and sitting on the floor for household work and traditional socializing. As a result of these factors and the current unstable social, economic and political conditions in Indonesia, barrier-free design is not a priority in most planning and design and seems futile in its realization
Collectivism · Economic growth · Economics · Ideal (ethics · Independence (probability theory · Individualism · Middle class · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Sociology · Disability Rights and Representation · Law · Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies
Critical reflections of early childhood care and education in Singapore to build an inclusive society
Urban informality, culture, and participation of people with mobility impairments in Tegalrejo, Indonesia
You find out what’s important’
Intra-urban daily mobility of disabled people for recreational and leisure purposes
City centre accessibility for wheelchair users
The Normality of Doing Things Differently
What makes neighbourhood-level commercial centres attractive for neighbourhood residents
Country reports
Opportunities and constraints for accessible nature-based destinations from the management perspective
Disability and Development
The Geographies of Disability
Assessing disability rights in four Asian countries
The social stone
Disabling and enabling geographies
| Citations per year | 0.71 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2005 - 2025 (21) |
| Highly cited | No |