DeafSpace and the city: Theorizing transgression, identity, and the politics of belonging in urban planning

Derrick J BehmDepartment of Urban Planning, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Richard KirkDepartment of Geography, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles

Planning Theory

Published online on March 04, 2026

Abstract

Planning Theory, Ahead of Print.
This article presents the first sustained engagement with DeafSpace within urban planning theory. While DeafSpace—a design framework formally developed at Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C., in 2005—has influenced architectural design by centering ...