TOGETHER OR SEPARATED? THE SEGREGATIVE AND INTEGRATIVE MODEL OF CULTURAL ACCESSIBILITY FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
TOGETHER OR SEPARATED? THE SEGREGATIVE AND INTEGRATIVE MODEL OF CULTURAL ACCESSIBILITY FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

Summary/Abstract: Culture takes an increasingly important position in the debate about the accessibility of public space for personswith disabilities. Many questions about how to include them in cultural life have emerged. The subject of thepresent article is a theoretical reflection on actions taken in this area by cultural institutions and non-governmentalorganizations. Basing on a comparative analysis of two events of such kind, and using the achievements ofspecial pedagogy, I present two models of cultural accessibility for persons with disabilities: the separative andintegrative model. I ponder on their advantages and disadvantages. I conclude by claiming that both can beuseful in the process of making culture accessible for persons with disabilities, providing that the beneficiarieswill be allowed to choose what kind of events they will attend. These considerations accord with the recentlyburgeoning field of accessibility studies, while disability studies serves as a broad theoretical frame.

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