Description
We discuss how participatory mapping can be used to include people with disabilities in research about them. Accessibility in public spaces often overlooks the needs of people with disabilities, locking them out of place, segregated from the broader society. To explore accessibility and inclusion in public spaces, we collaborated with people with disabilities included as co-researchers in the project. Namely, we collaborated with clients at ‘s Heeren Loo (a care and house facility for people with disabilities). This collaboration highlights the importance of community-based participatory approaches, as these emphasize the shared decision-making between researchers and community members. We cover a case study in Groningen (the Netherlands), where co-researchers with disabilities helped create maps assessing accessibility in public spaces using the process of design thinking. Throughout the design thinking process, we used tools such as ArcGIS Field Maps and Survey123 to create and refine maps that captured different aspects of accessibility. We described the process of this participatory mapping through design thinking, as well as the benefits and challenges of this approach.| Periode | 9-okt.-2024 |
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| Evenementstitel | Geodienst Lustrum: Making Spatial Connections |
| Evenementstype | Seminar |
| Locatie | Groningen, NetherlandsToon op kaart |