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Creating the Accessible City

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  • John I. Gilderbloom
  • Mark S. Rosentraub

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. Programs and proposals for socially integrating disabled and elderly people have, traditionally, not received a great deal of support. To a limited extent this is changing. A number of social and political factors produced a unique task force in the Houston area which sought to capitalize on the depressed state of real estate and develop independent living situations for disabled people. A study detailed the extent to which large urban areas like Houston become “invisible jails” for the handicapped. The elders and the disabled are often trapped in restrictive living units and are unable to gain access to a city's resources by transportation systems not adapted for them. Several opportunities for creating a barrier free environment were found in an over built residential sector. The responsibilities of urban areas for providing opportunities for all residents are considered.

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  • John I. Gilderbloom & Mark S. Rosentraub, 1990. "Creating the Accessible City," American Journal of Economics and Sociology, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 49(3), pages 271-282, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:ajecsc:v:49:y:1990:i:3:p:271-282
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1536-7150.1990.tb02279.x
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    1. Brendan Gleeson, 2001. "Disability and the Open City," Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited, vol. 38(2), pages 251-265, February.
    2. R F Imrie & P E Wells, 1993. "Disablism, Planning, and the Built Environment," Environment and Planning C, , vol. 11(2), pages 213-231, June.

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