Space for your disability. Geography and Movement Sciences combine their expertise in multidisciplinary project

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Period11-Feb-2025

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  • TitleSpace for your disability. Geography and Movement Sciences combine their expertise in multidisciplinary projectWhen it comes to collaborations between researchers from different faculties, the UG is at the top of its game. A prime example is the Disabled City project that researches how the mobility of people with a physical disability can be explored through obstacles and opportunities in the urban environment. This could include people with a spinal cord injury, amputation, or foot drop. This project impacts how we look at individual mobility, but also how spaces, and public spaces in particular, can be set up to be inclusive and hospitable to people with a mobility disability. By looking at such a problem from various perspectives, new points of view and solutions can be found.
    Degree of recognitionNational
    Media name/outletUniversity of Groningen website
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryNetherlands
    Date11/02/2025
    DescriptionWhen it comes to collaborations between researchers from different faculties, the UG is at the top of its game. A prime example is the Disabled City project that researches how the mobility of people with a physical disability can be explored through obstacles and opportunities in the urban environment. This could include people with a spinal cord injury, amputation, or foot drop. This project impacts how we look at individual mobility, but also how spaces, and public spaces in particular, can be set up to be inclusive and hospitable to people with a mobility disability. By looking at such a problem from various perspectives, new points of view and solutions can be found.
    Producer/AuthorJaap Ploeger, Henk Veenstra
    URLhttps://www.rug.nl/about-ug/latest-news/news/archief2025/nieuwsberichten/ruimte-voor-je-beperking?lang=en
    PersonsLouise Meijering, Riemer Vegter, Ward Rauws, Juha Hijmans, Dorien de Jong