MOTIVATING DEAF PARTICIPATION THROUGH COMMUNITY PLACE ATTACHMENT

Abstract

highest subdivision of “sense of place”, “community place attachment” (CPA) has been proven in a lot of studies as a common ground to motivate community participation. Deeply attached community are proven to be participative in city and society improvement efforts. However, there are no urban planning literature who spesifically studied Deaf participation by focusing on people-place bonds. Deaf as marginalized group in the city who experience linguistic discrimination throughout their life, certainly have different CPA condition. Deaf participation in city improvement efforts also crucial to realize an inclusive city. Therefore the goal of this research is to understand how to motivate Deaf participation using CPA. The research focus on Deaf place attachment to their city (Semarang City) as the scope which people attach deeper. As the 2 nd