The Politics of Parking

The Politics of Parking was a 4-year research project which seeks to explore how disabled people's everyday ‘encounters’ with others contribute to experiences of oppression, particularly in the context of Blue Badge parking spaces.

Encounters with strangers have frequently been described as a source of disablism for many disabled people, but disability studies research has not yet specifically focussed on accessible parking in a UK context.

The research has added to how we understand and think about how encounters with others contribute to experiences of disablism and provide evidence on whether the Blue Badge scheme is currently fit for purpose in truly removing barriers for disabled people.

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