The various features of built environments can allow us to access the spaces in which we conduct our everyday lives. But for some individuals, the very same features that are meant to provide access to spaces render these spaces out of reach. Barriers in public environments often prevent mobility-impaired people from being able to move and participate freely within a space. In the space of a college campus, for example, many individuals face the challenges of navigating barriers like a randomly placed step, narrow doorways, and uneven sidewalks.
It’s no secret that research is rhetorical. In the most rhetorical terms, research practices build on a discipline’s assumptions and warrants to gather evidence and to make claims based on that evidence. For most research, evidence appears in the form of citations. But are all citations created equal? Citations of method foreground the testability of … Read more