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Essay / The concept of accessibility and its impact on...
Accessibility is a concept that has reached maturity, particularly in rural communities (Farrington and Farrington, 2005); Accessibility can be defined as the ease with which people can access desired sites of activity, such as those offering employment, shopping, medical care, or recreation (Hanson, 2009). A person may be effectively inaccessible because of their skills, social talents, income, or other reasons. , due to the fact that it is physically or spatially separated from the thing of desire (Moseley, 1979, pp56). These social, economic, technological and physical dimensions of accessibility are affected in rural communities, where isolation is common. In contrast, their urban counterparts do not see these dimensions of accessibility as great constraints, where many opportunities tend to be located close to home or work. They tend to have a relatively high level of accessibility with lower mobility needs. Mobility is largely linked to the concept of accessibility and is defined as the ability of people to move (Moseley, 1979, pp57). Therefore, by increasing its accessibility, you can increase its mobility and vice versa. However, accessibility alone incorporates improved opportunities, such as health care and employment, allowing for a better quality of life, since travel is rarely an end in itself (Moseley, 1979). The rural community faces the challenges of lack of mobility due to isolation and economic constraints. This lack of mobility results from poor accessibility to private and public transport and has led to a lack of employment opportunities, health and services. These challenges are regularly faced by rural communities today. Accessibility unequivocally concerns not only mobility or transport, but also other means such as... middle of paper ...... the dimension of accessibility as "traditional" families, where Family farming continues to be common, reflecting stereotypical gender roles, leaving housewives with little access to services or employment opportunities, which can cap household income. The lack of technological infrastructure in rural communities poses problems of accessibility to employment and social opportunities. Overall, the accessibility gap in rural areas extends to limited availability of jobs and absence of facilities, technological infrastructure and transport services, leading to isolation social and exclusion. . These economic, social, technological, and "traditional" accessibility challenges highlight why accessibility is an important concept in today's rural communities and why it should be implemented as an important government policy..