Abstract
The purpose of this study was to understand the meaning of mobility rights for people with disabilities, and explore possible environmental factors impeding their mobility accessibility. The study results will lead to discuss practical strategies to guarantee the mobility rights of the disabled. For this purpose, the qualitative data of 17 participants with disability was collected through a focus group interview method in August, 2019. Semi-structured questionnaire was used in each focus group interview session. Qualitative data transcribed was analyzed by thematic coding of meaning unit. As the results, the participants recognized the mobility rights as their essential rights to life, and as a passage to meet someone or living me, and an exit to get out from depression and loneliness in daily life. Next, environmental factors harmful to mobility rights included vulnerable condition of walking streets in the community, lack of public transportation systems and inefficient management, and communication conflicts with mobility aid workers in public sectors. Finally, the participants strongly suggested several interventions to improve the level of mobility accessibility for the disabled as follows: the improvement of walking street environment for their safety, installation of driver's license test centers tailored for the disabled in the community, expansion of sign language interpretation service, reinforcement of disability awareness improvement for mobility aid workers. Based on the study results, the researchers discussed feasible political interventions in order to ensure the disabled to move from place to place without any obstacles.
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