BBC Access All Podcast Interview - Rethinking Blue Space Access and Disability: Sensory-led research, visual impairment, and inclusive fieldwork

Sadie Rockliffe

BBC Access All Podcast Interview - Rethinking Blue Space Access and Disability: Sensory-led research, visual impairment, and inclusive fieldwork

Sadie Rockliffe

School of Business and Law

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Abstract

In this national episode of the BBC’s Access All podcast, Sadie Rockliffe discusses her research into blue space accessibility, inclusive aquatic environments, and disability justice. The interview covers the methodological innovation of sensory-led and participatory fieldwork with visually impaired communities, offering new perspectives on interdependence, relational access, and the politics of inclusion. The conversation connects Sadie’s public engagement work with wider theoretical frameworks around embodied research, environmental accessibility, and social justice.

Original language	English
Publisher	BBC Access All
Media of output	Online
Publication status	Published - 11 Jun 2025

Keywords

Disability justice
Blue space
Visual impairment
Inclusive research
Sensory methods
Participatory design
Co-production
Embodied fieldwork
Environmental accessibility
Public engagement

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0lhpysc

3 Invited talk
1 Event
1 Oral presentation

Disability Now! Symposium and UKDHM Launch Event, University of Southampton
Rockliffe, S. (Presenter)
Nov 2025
Activity: External talk or presentation › Invited talk
Lightning talk as part of the Emerging Scholars on Creativity and Geographies of Health and Wellbeing session
Rockliffe, S. (Presenter)
27 Aug 2025
Activity: External talk or presentation › Oral presentation
Swimming With: Using Swim-Along Interviews to Explore Lived Experiences of Blue Spaces
Rockliffe, S. (Presenter)
2 Jul 2025
Activity: External talk or presentation › Invited talk

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BBC Access All Podcast Interview - Rethinking Blue Space Access and Disability: Sensory-led research, visual impairment, and inclusive fieldwork

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Disability Now! Symposium and UKDHM Launch Event, University of Southampton

Lightning talk as part of the Emerging Scholars on Creativity and Geographies of Health and Wellbeing session

Swimming With: Using Swim-Along Interviews to Explore Lived Experiences of Blue Spaces

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