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Disability Space

Disability Space is a theoretical construct within spatial theory that designates environments—physical, social, and cultural—organized around the lived experiences, access needs, and embodied practices of disabled individuals, thereby challenging normative assumptions about ability in the production of space.

161

Publications

9.9K

Citations

259

Authors

137

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

36

Parents

Publications

161

Misfits: A Feminist Materialist Disability Concept

Rosemarie Garland‐Thomson · Hypatia · 2011 · 843 citations

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'Out of Place', 'Knowing One's Place': Space, power and the exclusion of disabled people

Rob Kitchin · Disability & Society · 1998 · 440 citations · Full text

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The question of access: disability, space, meaning

Nancy Hansen · Disability & Society · 2012 · 412 citations

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Cultural Locations of Disability

Sharon L. Snyder, David Mitchell · Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research · 2007 · 327 citations · Full text

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Mind and Body Spaces: Geographies of Illness, Impairment and Disability

Murray K. Simpson · Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities · 2001 · 300 citations

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Authors

259

  1. RI
    Rob Imrie

    Royal Holloway University of London, United Kingdom

    6 publications · 643 citations

    6

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  2. RW
    Robert Wilton

    McMaster University, Canada

    6 publications · 419 citations

    6

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  3. BG
    Brendan Gleeson

    The University of Melbourne, Australia

    4 publications · 180 citations

    4

    h-index

  4. RK
    Rob Kitchin

    National University of Ireland, Maynooth, Ireland

    3 publications · 630 citations

    3

    h-index

  5. VA
    Valorie A. Crooks

    Simon Fraser University, Canada

    3 publications · 75 citations

    3

    h-index

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Institutions

137

  1. McMaster University

    Hamilton, Canada

    7 h-index

    9 publications

    455 citations

  2. University of Glasgow

    Glasgow, United Kingdom

    5 h-index

    7 publications

    400 citations

  3. University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    4 h-index

    8 publications

    438 citations

  4. University of Dundee

    Dundee, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    517 citations

  5. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    444 citations

  6. Royal Holloway University of London

    Egham, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    361 citations

  7. York University

    Toronto, Canada

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    52 citations

  8. Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital

    Toronto, Canada

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    102 citations

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Venues

  1. Disability & Society

    13 publications · 1.4K citations

    12

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  2. Social & Cultural Geography

    8 publications · 249 citations

    8

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  3. Environment and Planning D Society and Space

    5 publications · 510 citations

    5

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  4. Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research

    SJDR · 5 publications · 424 citations

    5

    h-index

  5. Disability Studies Quarterly

    DSQ · 5 publications · 222 citations

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