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Autogestion and competing hierarchies: deaf and other perspectives on diversity and the right to occupy space in the Mumbai surburban trains

Autogestion et concurrence des hiérarchies: surdité et autres perspectives sur la diversité et le droit d’occuper l’espace dans les trains de banlieue de Mumbai

Autogestión y jerarquías competitivas: la sordera y otras perspectivas sobre la diversidad y el derecho de ocupar espacio en los trenes suburbanos de Mumbai

Pages 201-223 | Received 30 Oct 2014, Accepted 04 Mar 2016, Published online: 18 Apr 2016

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Figure 1. Crowd in compartment for disabled people. Source: Author.

Figure 1. Crowd in compartment for disabled people. Source: Author.

Figure 2. The order of compartments in a 12-car maroon old (as opposed to white-purple new) train in Mumbai.

Figure 2. The order of compartments in a 12-car maroon old (as opposed to white-purple new) train in Mumbai.

Figure 3. Sign ‘Reserved for handicapped and cancer patients’ on side of the train next to the door of the HC of an older small ‘handicapped compartment’.

Figure 3. Sign ‘Reserved for handicapped and cancer patients’ on side of the train next to the door of the HC of an older small ‘handicapped compartment’.

Figure 4. HC in a white-purple train where all seats are occupied.  Source: Author.

Figure 4. HC in a white-purple train where all seats are occupied.  Source: Author.

Figure 5. People sitting on the floor near the door. Source: Author.

Figure 5. People sitting on the floor near the door. Source: Author.

Figure 6. Birds-eye view drawing of the inside of a new HC. The black people are deaf.

Figure 6. Birds-eye view drawing of the inside of a new HC. The black people are deaf.