ABSTRACT

In a policy context of personalisation, disability support organisations recognise the increasingly contentious nature of clustering people according to disability. Instead, they are placing more emphasis on activities that promote community inclusion. Accordingly, the work between people with cognitive disability and their support workers is increasingly mobile. In this context, drawing on research using a conceptual framework based in recognition theory and social geography,

this paper explores how the experience of liminal space-time influenced the working relationships between young people with cognitive disability and their support workers. It found that the pairs used liminal spacetime to build their relationships, creating conditions for mutual recognition to occur, whereby they experienced feeling cared about, respected and valued. These activities and negotiations were mediated at the institutional level by the policies and practices of the disability

services. The significance of liminal moments were noted at the interpersonal level, both explicitly and tacitly; but not well taken account of at the institutional level. This disjuncture opens both opportunity and risk to young people and support workers. Appreciating the richness of

liminal space-time for identity development opens the way for young people and support workers to use its productive potential.

摘要

在个性化的政策背景下，残疾支持组织认识到根据残疾对人群进行聚类的性质越来越有争议。相反，他们更加重视促进社区包容的活动。因此，认知障碍者和他们的支持人员之间的工作流动性越来越大。在这方面，利用基于识别理论和社会地理学的概念框架进行的研究，

本文探讨了阈限时空的体验如何影响有认知障碍的年轻人与其支持人员之间的工作关系。研究发现，这对夫妇使用阈限时空来建立他们的关系，为相互认可创造条件，从而让他们感受到被关心、尊重和重视。这些活动和谈判在机构层面由残疾政策和实践调解

服务。阈限时刻的重要性在人际层面上得到了明确和默示的注意；但在制度层面没有得到很好的考虑。这种脱节给年轻人和支持人员带来了机会和风险。欣赏丰富的

身份发展的极限时空为年轻人开辟了道路，支持工人发挥其生产潜力。