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Interactions between social class, dis/ability and their relationship with space and place offer interesting arguments towards the extent of which they exert control over our identities. Many argue identities are socially constructed in alignment with perceived similarities and differences, be it on an intimate scale such as biological, for example disability, or a larger scale such as part of a nation state (Cloke, Crang, Goodwin 2014). Defining identity is deeply personal- there are many markers however social class remains a key factor as the geographical place of birth, people and attitudes we are surrounded by moulds, and to some extent controls our personalities and how we identify in the social hierarchy of society. In addition, dis/ability …show more content…

The medical model of disability, adopted by geographers such as Golledge (Cloke, Crang, Goodwin 2014) defines disability as an ‘individual medical tragedy’ (Shakespeare 1993 cited in Cloke Crang, Goodwin 2014) however this is seen as somewhat outdated through a contemporary eye and geographers such as Imrie (1996) adopt the view of the social model. The social model conveys a more emotive approach which encompasses a person’s identity and Imrie (1996) suggests “the assertion of ableist values is intertwined with the notion that disability is abnormal”. Disability is a social product of views that people with impairments do not conform to what is seen as the norm and can often feel out of place in society, showcasing how humans influence space, place and identities similarly to social class. Barriers such as urban infrastructure highlight how space and place control our identities, for example ATM’s often have steps instead of slopes and are not wheelchair height accessible (Imrie, 1996) nor offer braille functions and Walker (cited in Imrie, 1996) passionately suggests “we live under a system of architectural apartheid”. Physically impaired people are seen to be disabled by the spatialities of society (UPIAS, 1975) and the social model portrays it is a societal attitude fix needed along with eliminating barriers which contrasts to the medical model pursuing a technological fix such as controversial cochlea implants or prosthetic limbs (Cloke, Crang, Goodwin

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