Het Dorp: How the hierarchy of impairments shaped a pioneering Dutch accessible community

This thesis explores how the “hierarchy of impairments” —a collection of prejudices that results in levels of preference for certain types of disabled people over others, while maintaining a general societal preference for non-disabled people—impacted the design, development, management and experience of life in Het Dorp, an accessible urban community for people with physical disabilities in Arnhem, the Netherlands, during its first two decades (1962-1982). Materials analysed included architectural design documents, weekly meeting notes of the Het Dorp management board, media produced for inte... Mehr ...