Organizations' Strategies to Improve Implementation of Universal Accessibility Principles: Protocol for a Scoping Review

Maëlle Corcuff; François Routhier; Emmanuelle Paquette-Raynard; Martine Gagnon; Alfiya Battalova; Claudel Mwaka; Marie-Eve Lamontagne

doi:10.2196/33641

Organizations' Strategies to Improve Implementation of Universal Accessibility Principles: Protocol for a Scoping Review

JMIR Res Protoc. 2022 Jul 11;11(7):e33641. doi: 10.2196/33641.

Authors

Maëlle Corcuff¹, François Routhier¹, Emmanuelle Paquette-Raynard², Martine Gagnon², Alfiya Battalova³, Claudel Mwaka¹, Marie-Eve Lamontagne¹

Affiliations

¹ Département de réadaptation, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada.
² Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada.
³ University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

PMID: 35816367
PMCID: PMC9315903
DOI: 10.2196/33641

Abstract

Background: Since the publication of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, several countries have adopted laws, policies, and action plans to improve the universal accessibility of environments to improve inclusion and social participation of all citizens. Different organizations are involved in the application of these measures.

Objective: The aim of this study is to identify strategies that are contextually appropriate and provide guidelines for organizations to promote successful implementation of universal accessibility.

Methods: We will conduct a scoping review identifying implementation strategies of universal accessibility measures in local organizations using the Arksey and O'Malley framework. We will search in Medline, CINHAL, Urban Studies Abstracts, ABI Inform, and Social Sciences Full Text from 2006 until today, following the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Two reviewers will independently select studies for inclusion and will extract the data. A descriptive and thematic analysis of the characteristics of the identified implementation strategies will be performed.

Results: Implementation strategies will be summarized in tables. They will then be linked to various constructs and domains listed in the Theoretical Domain Framework to identify barriers and facilitators of organizations' uptake of evidence-based strategies of implementation.

Conclusions: We will tabulate the characteristics of the included studies and the outcomes of implementation strategies in them. The results of this scoping review are expected to help the research community in various fields, local organizations, and stakeholders to identify better ways to improve implementation strategies of universal accessibility practices.

International registered report identifier (irrid): PRR1-10.2196/33641.

Keywords: disability; human rights; implementation strategies; occupational health; person with disability; public organizations; thematic analysis; universal accessibility; universal design; workplace.

©Maëlle Corcuff, François Routhier, Emmanuelle Paquette-Raynard, Martine Gagnon, Alfiya Battalova, Claudel Mwaka, Marie-Eve Lamontagne. Originally published in JMIR Research Protocols (https://www.researchprotocols.org), 11.07.2022.