Deafspace Experience in Public Space

Pengalaman ruang bagi penyandang tuna rungu sangat kental dengan visual, bau, dan, sentuhan
(Diani, 2012, p. 17)
Architecture as the third person in a deaf walk (Diani, 2012, p. 21)
Bagi penyandang tuna rungu, fungsi jendela justru lebih fungsi visual, yaitu proteksi, dan komunikasi
(Diani, 2012, p. 24)
Is the perception of space common to everyone? (Vega, 2011, p. 48)
If perceptions differe, do they constitute different worlds that the product of ones pas experience?
(Vega, 2011, p. 48)
Space is only perceived when a subject describes it (Vega, 2011, p. 45)
Two individuals could have radically different experience of a space, if it is experienced soley through
perception of association (Vega, 2011, p. 48)
when we perceive a space do we focus on the space itself, its emptiness- the volume of negative
space, or is it the boundaries of the space that first come to our attention? And how does this shifting
focus affect our experience? (Vega, 2011, p. 50)
sensation and movement are inseparable aspects of experience (Vega, 2011, p. 50)
movement can however play an important part also in the notion of perception (Vega, 2011, p. 51)
The experience of spaces of sensation depend on stimuli which arrive at our sensory organ from
external world which ultimately causing us to feel a sensation which has affected mind and the body
(Vega, 2011, p. 51)
The light guides the movements of people in a building and enables them to perceive spatial
characteristics of the building in a more sentimental manner (Kim & Seo, 2014, p. 119)
Light has a tremendous influence over visual perception (Kim & Seo, 2014, p. 119)
Architecture is a collection of gathering spaces (Kim & Seo, 2014, p. 121)
A core idea of Deaf Space is the awareness that sign language is fundamentally direct visual contact
and beholding of a persons being, and as such is much different than hearing communication.
(Tsymbal, 2010, p. 22)
A sense of safety and well being comes by knowing what is in the periphery and behind. Total visual
access/connectivity in buildings therefore is a key Deaf Space idea. (Tsymbal, 2010, p. 22)
Deafness should not be defined or viewed as disability (Towards a Cultural Understanding of the
Disability and Deaf Experience: A Content Analysis of Introductory Multicultural Education Textbooks Multicultural Perspectives - Volume 9, Issue 3, n.d.)
Deaf and disabled people are different (Corker, 2002, p. 4)
Sign language is the big difference between the deaf and (other disabled people) (Solvang & Haualand, 2014)
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