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Accessible Waters is a research project exploring the experiences of visually impaired people as they connect with blue spaces – coasts, rivers, lakes, and pools. It explores the interdependence between people, place, and access, to shape these experiences, including both opportunities and challenges.
By sharing lived experiences and opening conversations around accessibility, the project aims to inspire more inclusive ways of engaging with watery spaces. The research is supported by the Economic and Social Research Council, South Coast Doctoral Training Partnership, and the University of Brighton Business and Law School.
Meaningful participation takes time, trust, and flexibility
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To learn more, you can download our Participant Information Sheet or get in touch to ask questions. We’d love to hear from you.
Latest News
A New Paper on Coastal Access, Disability and Blue Justice
Read more: A New Paper on Coastal Access, Disability and Blue JusticeI’m pleased to share that my latest paper has now been published open access in Ocean and Society: “Reconfiguring Coastal Access: Disability, Relational Participation, and Politics of Inclusion in Blue Growth Futures” You can read the full paper…
Access Begins Before the Water: A Visit to Pool Bridge Farm
Read more: Access Begins Before the Water: A Visit to Pool Bridge FarmThere are some places that immediately make you stop and take everything in. Pool Bridge Farm, near York, is one of them. Set among trees, lakes and water lilies, it is a place designed around swimming, rest and…
Gateway to the Sea: When Research Becomes Reality
Read more: Gateway to the Sea: When Research Becomes RealityThere are moments in research that stay with you long after the papers have been written or the presentations have finished. They are the moments that remind you why the research began in the first place and why…
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