A struggle that gave birth to a social movement: The case of elevator “scissor” doors in Buenos Aires City
We narrate the story of how a struggle to safeguard the right to mobility gave rise to a movement advocating for the rights of individuals with disabilities. It revolved around the rejection of architectural barriers imposed on existing elevators in Buenos Aires City. These barriers stemmed from an...
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I28-R145-13045_oai2025-11-17 Coriat , Silvia Joly, Eduardo 2023-06-30 We narrate the story of how a struggle to safeguard the right to mobility gave rise to a movement advocating for the rights of individuals with disabilities. It revolved around the rejection of architectural barriers imposed on existing elevators in Buenos Aires City. These barriers stemmed from an ordinance aimed at enhancing elevator safety. This struggle pitted organizations representing and supporting individuals with disabilities, who demanded accessibility, against a lobby comprising elevator manufacturers and the labor union representing workers in apartment and office buildings. The latter group purportedly advocated for user safety, particularly that of children, but in reality defended a network of economic interests. The confrontation unfolded across the executive, legislative, and judicial branches, as well as within the Argentine Bureau of Standards (IRAM) and the mass media. Throughout this battle, the Disability Rights Network (REDI - Red por los Derechos de las Personas con Discapacidad) was established. Este relato narra cómo una lucha por resguardar el derecho a la movilidad dio lugar a un movimiento social en defensa de los derechos de las personas en situación de discapacidad. Se trató del rechazo a la generación de barreras arquitectónicas en el ingreso a ascensores existentes en la Ciudad de Buenos Aires, resultado de una normativa que pretendía garantizar la seguridad en su uso. En esta lucha se enfrentaron, por un lado, organizaciones de y para personas en situación de discapacidad, reclamando accesibilidad y, por otro lado, un lobby conformado por fabricantes de ascensores y el gremio de encargados de edificios de propiedad horizontal, supuestamente abogando por la seguridad de los usuarios (en particular, la de los niños), pero en los hechos defendiendo una trama de intereses económicos. El enfrentamiento se desplegó en los tres poderes del Estado (ejecutivo, legislativo y judicial), en el Instituto Argentino de Normalización y Certificación (IRAM) y en los medios de comunicación. En el transcurso de esta lucha se conformó la Red por los Derechos de las Personas con Discapacidad (REDI). application/pdf text/html https://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/rtt/article/view/13045 10.34096/rtt.i28.13045 spa Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Buenos Aires https://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/rtt/article/view/13045/11479 https://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/rtt/article/view/13045/11530 Revista Transporte y Territorio; No. 28 (2023): Enero-Junio; 11-33 Revista Transporte y Territorio; Núm. 28 (2023): Enero-Junio; 11-33 1852-7175 accessibility disability rights elevators mobility social movements accesibilidad derechos en discapacidad ascensores movilidad movimientos sociales acessibilidade direitos das pessoas com deficiência elevadores mobilidade movimentos sociais A struggle that gave birth to a social movement: The case of elevator “scissor” doors in Buenos Aires City Una lucha que alumbró un movimiento social: El caso de las puertas tijera de ascensores en la Ciudad de Buenos Aires info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion https://repositoriouba.sisbi.uba.ar/gsdl/cgi-bin/library.cgi?a=d&c=transter&d=13045_oai |
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We narrate the story of how a struggle to safeguard the right to mobility gave rise to a movement advocating for the rights of individuals with disabilities. It revolved around the rejection of architectural barriers imposed on existing elevators in Buenos Aires City. These barriers stemmed from an ordinance aimed at enhancing elevator safety. This struggle pitted organizations representing and supporting individuals with disabilities, who demanded accessibility, against a lobby comprising elevator manufacturers and the labor union representing workers in apartment and office buildings. The latter group purportedly advocated for user safety, particularly that of children, but in reality defended a network of economic interests. The confrontation unfolded across the executive, legislative, and judicial branches, as well as within the Argentine Bureau of Standards (IRAM) and the mass media. Throughout this battle, the Disability Rights Network (REDI - Red por los Derechos de las Personas con Discapacidad) was established. |
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