Centre for Comprehensive Rehabilitation, Department of Physiotherapy, Manipal College of Health Professions, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, 576104, India.
Centre for Podiatry & Diabetic Foot Care and Research, Department of Physiotherapy, Manipal College of Health Professions, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, 576104, India.
F1000Res. 2024 Oct 7;13:930. doi: 10.12688/f1000research.153797.2. eCollection 2024.
To explore how principles of social justice and equity are integrated into research concerning accessibility to public buildings for individuals with mobility disabilities.
Utilising a scoping review methodology to assess literature based on the criteria set by the Joanna Briggs Institute, seven databases were screened. Studies were selected using the framework: "persons with mobility disabilities" AND "accessibility" AND "public buildings". A theoretical framework helped to extract codes and develop themes through an inductive-deductive analysis method. The results are presented descriptively.
The examination of 84 studies uncovered a complex interplay between agencies, systemic challenges, discriminatory practices, and societal attitudes perpetuating marginalisation of individuals with mobility disabilities in their access to public buildings. The recommendations emphasize importance of practical measures, research imperatives, and policy developments to promote inclusivity. We present a 'Ten-step approach' to integrate social justice and equity into research on accessibility in public buildings for people with mobility disabilities.
Integrating diversity, active participation, and inclusive methodologies are essential to address systemic issues, discriminatory practices, and societal attitudes that hinder accessibility and inclusion. Collaborations with diverse stakeholders are crucial for policy changes, resource allocation, and advancing social justice and equity in accessibility research and practice.
探索如何将社会公正和平等原则融入有关行动不便者进入公共建筑的可及性的研究中。
利用范围综述方法，根据 Joanna Briggs 研究所设定的标准评估文献，筛选了七个数据库。使用框架“行动不便者”和“可及性”和“公共建筑”选择研究。理论框架通过归纳演绎分析方法帮助提取代码和开发主题。结果以描述性方式呈现。
对 84 项研究的考察揭示了机构、系统挑战、歧视性做法以及社会态度之间的复杂相互作用，这些因素使行动不便者在进入公共建筑方面处于边缘化地位。建议强调了采取实际措施、研究重点和政策发展的重要性，以促进包容性。我们提出了一个“十步方法”，将社会公正和平等原则融入行动不便者进入公共建筑的可及性研究中。
融入多样性、积极参与和包容性方法对于解决妨碍可及性和包容性的系统性问题、歧视性做法和社会态度至关重要。与各种利益相关者合作对于政策变革、资源分配以及在可及性研究和实践中推进社会公正和平等至关重要。
