The Politics of Parking: Encounters with strangers inaccessible parking spaces. Summary report from Blue Badge holder survey

Abstract

This report presents and discusses the results of a survey of 304 disabled Blue Badge holders on their encounters with strangers in accessible parking spaces. The report explores the types of encounters that take place, the factors that may influence the encounters, strategies used by disabled people to navigate encounters, and the impact they have on disabled people over time. This is followed by a discussion of how stereotypes of disability affect how disabled people can behave in spaces, the impact of anti-austerity discourse, and the cumulative impact of many small-scale encounters over time.