Abstract
The vulnerability of disabled persons has often been addressed through its sociotechnical aspect, namely that of the (non) adaptation of urban environments to its specificities, which brought to the academic literature the notion of special needs. However, this approach tends to understate the structural aspect of the disability « situation ». Through the concept of space, critical geography provides methodological tools that highlight the role of the territory, here considered as the environment where « a complete ecological and economical reality » (Lefebvre, 2000) materializes. This article focuses on the identification of the determinisms that lead disabled persons to be confronted with a space designed for them, yet out of them. Highlighting this phenomenon, in the form of a « nexus of knowledge and power » (Foucault, 2015), provides a representation of the dynamics that shape the territory. Moreover, this article reveals the mechanisms at play when assenting to this phenomenon, such as accepting the social economy underlying a specific ecological economic model.