英文摘要 |
The qualification of disability parking space is politicalized because of recent reform of official disability qualification system. On the one hand, under the charity-medical mode of the old qualification system, all people with disabilities are qualified for disability parking permits, no matter they have mobility disability or not. It appeared that disability parking spaces were often occupied by people who did not need the accessible parking space. On the other hand, in the media, we can see the news of fake disability parking permit or people sell the permit. In theory, both the government official and the disability right advocators believe that when the Taiwanese government adapted the new disability classification system, International Classification of Functioning, Health and Disability (ICF), the permit will only issue to people with mobility disabilities. However, there is no agreement to define "mobility disability." In addition, under the new classification system, there is no serious discussion on the redistribution of resources to people with different disabilities. This paper uses multiple methods to explore the politics of disability parking space, including analyzing the documents of disability parking space, observing the management of disability parking space, and survey on the users' experiences. This research shows the change of qualification system alone cannot prohibit the displacement of disability parking space. The politics of disability parking space reflects the conflict between charity-medical model and social model to disability. The policy makers should reconsider the disability policy seriously and utilize the new opportunity of the new classification system to address the redistribution justice in disability welfare. |