ABSTRACT The focus of research to date has been on barriers rather than facilitating factors to participation for wheelchair users at higher education institutions (HEIs). This article reports on a single case study that explored the facilitating factors which contributed to a young male student with a spinal cord injury’s participation at a South African university. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with the student and two peers whom he identified as key informants. The interviews focused on exploring his lived experience to identify factors which the participants perceived as facilitators to participation at university. The four most prominent facilitating factors that emerged during the data analysis were his drive, attitude, disposition and relationships. As the young man fully engaged in a variety of occupations at university, his sense of independence and self-worth were enhanced, which in turn led to him having a meaningful and productive university life, being able to manage any of the barriers he encountered on campus.

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探索南非大学轮椅使用者的参与促进者

摘要迄今为止，研究的重点一直是障碍，而不是促进高等教育机构（HEIs）轮椅使用者参与的因素。本文报告了一个案例研究，该案例探讨了促进因素，该因素促成一名年轻的脊髓损伤男学生在南非大学中的参与。对学生和他确定为关键线人的两个同伴进行了半结构式访谈。访谈的重点是探索他的生活经历，以找出参与者认为是促进大学参与的因素。数据分析过程中出现的四个最突出的促进因素是他的动力，态度，性格和人际关系。这位年轻人完全在大学从事各种职业，