視障者在臺北市空間中的移動經驗

Spatial Movement in Taipei City for People with Visual Impairments

視障者在城市中的移動經驗，受到個人身體特質、科技輔具、社會關係、空間規劃與設計等因素之相互作用而得以實踐。本研究以臺北市為研究場域，訪談九位性別、視障狀況不同的視障者，並輔以身心障礙統計、相關法規與媒體報導等二手文本之分析，冀望能夠看見視障者身體的多元樣貌、視障者空間移動的策略與能動性，以及他們的身體認同與抵抗。研究指出來自公共空間環境的限制主要在於空間訊息以視覺為主，造成視障者取得空間訊息的困境；而社會的對應與控管策略，未能體察視障者的身心處境與個體差異，也為視障者在空間中移動帶而困難。接著，特別以公車與捷運此兩種主要大眾交通工具為例，說明視障者因應環境限制的回應策略。最後，則針對視障者空間移動的獨立性與公共性，以及視障者的公民能力與權益，進行討論。

The moving experiences of people with visual impairments in cities are affected by the interaction between body, technological objects, social relations, spatial planning design, etc. From perspectives of environmental psychology, existing disability literature has been focused on the environmental barrier and regards people with visual impairments as victims of social and spatial structure. Based on in-depth interviews and observation, this research tried to identify and analyze the various characteristics of the body, strategies and agency of mobility, as well as body identity and resistance for people with visual disability.