prof. dr. B. (Bettina) van Hoven
Aletta Jacobs Chair 'Place, Social Change and Collaborative Research for Wellbeing and Justice'
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Everyday Geographies of Being and Becoming Disabled
In 2023, I was awarded an NWO grant (SGW Open Competition M Social Sciences) for her project Everyday Geographies of Being and Becoming Disabled. Using a community-based participatory research approach, the project explores and analyses everyday experiences of being and becoming disabled.
The project focuses on:
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What are everyday, lived experiences of (social) encounter and interaction of persons with disabilities in urban spaces?
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To what extent do physical, socio-cultural, affective, economic and policy/ governance dimensions affect these everyday experiences?
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To what extent can inclusive spaces, places and practices be identified that may instigate new practices and perceptions by those frequenting such places (nondisabled and disabled)? What spaces and encounters can be enabling and conducive to ‘lived citizenship’?
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Which ‘lessons’ can be identified from involving community stakeholders multi-method community-based participatory research, how can these lessons best be communicated, and to what extent are these transferable?
The research team collaborates with 's Heeren Loo, an organisation that provides care and housing for people with acquired brain injuries, deafness with complex problems, and chronic neuromuscular diseases.
Our website www.thisabledcity.com collates our news items, public engagement, educational activities and research output.
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