Community participation is an important aspect of an individuals physical and mental well-being. This participation is often limited for persons with disabilities, especially those with ambulatory impairments due to the inability to optimally navigate the community. Accessibility is a multi-faceted problem and varies from person to person. Moreover, it depends on various personal and environmental factors. Despite significant research conducted to understand challenges faced by wheelchair users, developing an accessibility model for wheelchair users by identifying various characteristic features has not been thoroughly studied. In this research, we propose a three-dimensional model of accessibility and validate it through in-depth qualitative analysis involving semi-structured interviews and participatory action research. The outcomes of our studies validated many of our hypotheses about community access for wheelchair users and identified a need for more accessible path planning tools and resources. Overall, this research strengthened our three-dimensional User-Wheelchair-Environment model of accessibility.

翻译：社区参与是个人身心健康的重要方面。对于残障人士而言，这种参与往往受到限制，特别是对于因行动障碍而无法在社区中实现最优移动的人群。可达性是一个多维度问题，且因人而异。此外，它取决于多种个人与环境因素。尽管已有大量研究探讨轮椅使用者面临的挑战，但通过识别各类特征性要素来构建轮椅使用者可达性模型的研究尚未得到充分开展。本研究提出一个三维可达性模型，并通过包含半结构化访谈和参与式行动研究的深度定性分析进行验证。研究结果证实了我们关于轮椅使用者社区可达性的多项假设，并指出对更完善的无障碍路径规划工具与资源的需求。总体而言，本研究强化了我们提出的用户-轮椅-环境三维可达性模型。