A Qualitative Study on the Experience of Call Taxi Users with Disabilities - Focusing on disabled people in Jeollabukdo - Cho, Young-min Advisor: Prof. Jung, Hee-kyung, Ph. D. Graduate School of Social Welfare Gwangju University The purpose of this st...
A Qualitative Study on the Experience of Call Taxi Users with Disabilities - Focusing on disabled people in Jeollabukdo - Cho, Young-min Advisor: Prof. Jung, Hee-kyung, Ph. D. Graduate School of Social Welfare Gwangju University The purpose of this study is to clarify the essential structure of the phenomenon related to the unique right to move and the surrounding environmental factors experienced by using the disabled call taxi of severely disabled people who feel uncomfortable with movement. Seven call taxi users with disabilities were interviewed in-depth and qualitatively analyzed by applying Colaizzi's phenomenological research method. In this chapter, it was derived into 65 compositional meanings, 23 topics, and 7 subject groups. To summarize the research results, first, the study participants, who had many restrictions on movement due to disabilities, met with call taxis for the disabled and were pleased with the new means of going anywhere at their will, and the low cost of use made them happy that for the first time in their lives, the benefits were only enjoyed by themselves that non-disabled people could not enjoy. They feel treated and respected by the state and society while enjoying this joy. Second, the reason why the study participants were forced to ride a disabled call taxi was that they could not afford to own their own cars economically, it was difficult to use low-floor buses due to the lack of operating routes and inconvenient eyes of passengers, and due to trains that had only a limited time zone, call taxis for the disabled became a very valuable special means of transportation. Third, however, in order for the study participants to actually use the disabled call taxi, there was an uncomfortable series of waiting. The reservation system was ineffective, and there was no choice but to wait for a call taxi for the disabled that did not come on time, and eventually, I became a person who could not keep my promise because I could not arrive on a fixed time. However, I know that there are lucky days that can be connected right away. Fourth, the study participants met drivers who used verbal violence or did not consider the disabled, but despite that, the drivers recognize their grievances as the most grateful people who know and help them. Fifth, study participants who are unable to use call taxis for the disabled due to long waiting times for dispatch are eventually forced to travel in electric wheelchairs. However, because the width of the sidewalk is narrow, bumpy, and high jaws to travel in an electric wheelchair, they naturally run dangerously while using the roadway. Sixth, although it is inconvenient to use a call taxi for the disabled, the study participants recognize it as an important means of connecting with society so that they can go out to the world, and as a result, cultural life has become convenient and opportunities for self-development have been created. Seventh, the study participants said that service education was necessary because they wanted drivers to be a little kinder, and that the call taxi operation system for the disabled should be improved, and communication opportunities such as public hearings to solve problems will not occur so anxiously. Keywords: disabled, disabled call taxi, rental taxi, mobility ticket, transportation disadvantaged