Access Is a Journey, Not a Destination:  A Research-Informed Cake Artefact on Inclusive Blue Spaces

Sadie Rockliffe

Access Is a Journey, Not a Destination: A Research-Informed Cake Artefact on Inclusive Blue Spaces

Sadie Rockliffe

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This research rethinks access to blue spaces beyond the shoreline. Based on fieldwork with people with visual impairments, it challenges assumptions that access is simple, individual, or visually led. Instead, it reveals access as a complex journey shaped by transport, infrastructure, sensory experience, and interdependence. From street to sand to sea, who can participate is never guaranteed. This cake represents access as something made along the way, calling for more inclusive, relational approaches to coastal environments

Original language	English
Publication status	Published - Apr 2026
Event	Research and Knowledge Exchange Showcase 2026 - University of Brighton , Brighton, United Kingdom - University of Brighton, Brighton, United Kingdom Duration: 13 Apr 2026 → 16 Apr 2026

Keywords

Blue space
Disability inclusion
Environmental justice
Sensory design
public engagement
Accessible research communication
Research translation
Critical disability studies

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