Features of participatory interaction among people with disabilities
Introduction. The urgency of the problem of participatory interaction is due to the fact that the development of modern society cannot be imagined outside the concept of creating a space of equal opportunities. In this regard, the issues of participatory interaction in the system “people with disabilities – society” are in the focus of attention of specialists in various fields of knowledge. The research purpose was to identify the types of participatory interaction in society that are typical for people with disabilities. Materials and methods. The study was conducted in the Saratov Region of the Russian Federation (N=100). The sample included young people with disabilities aged 15-23. The author’s questionnaire “Degree of Participation Manifestation” was used as a diagnostic tool. The results were processed using the standard package of IBM SPSS Statistics 21 (two-stage cluster analysis). Research results. Four types of participatory interaction of people with disabilities were identified: actively cooperating (25%), moderately included (17%), non-initiating (29%), inertly accepting (29%) types. Features of participation are determined by the vector of participatory interaction, the modality of the life perspective and the activity of people with disabilities (the importance of predictors is equal to 1; 0.83 and 0.75, respectively). Discussion and conclusion. Research results showed that young people with disabilities are involved in participatory interaction to varying degrees. Moreover, the overwhelming majority of respondents consider participatory interaction as an important condition for the effective fulfillment of individual capacity and a full-quality life in society. In this regard, the author’s typology can be used in specialists’ practical activities when constructing a space of equal opportunities.