Disablism, Planning, and the Built Environment

R F Imrie and P E Wells
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R F Imrie: Department of Geography, Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, Surrey TW20 0EX, England
P E Wells: Cardiff Business School, University of Wales, PO Box 907, Cardiff CF1 3EU, Wales

Environment and Planning C, 1993, vol. 11, issue 2, 213-231

Abstract: In the last decade access for disabled people to public buildings has become an important part of the political agenda. Yet, one of the main forms of discrimination which still persists against disabled people is an inaccessible built environment. In particular, statutory authorities have been slow to acknowledge the mobility and access needs of disabled people, and the legislative base to back up local authority policies remains largely ineffectual and weak. In this paper, the interrelationships between disability and the built environment are considered by focusing on the role of the UK land-use planning system in securing access provision for disabled people.

Date: 1993
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DOI: 10.1068/c110213

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