ABSTRACT
The social model has considered the concept of emancipation in the field of social participation of people with disabilities that is less frequently investigated. This study aimed to explore the facilitators and barriers of emancipation process in persons with physical disability.METHODSThis grounded theory study was conducted in the welfare originations of Tehran and Zanjan from October 2017 to September 2018. The study was conducted using semi‑structured interviews of 12 participants with physical disabilities, two family members, one nurse, one physician, and two employees of the Welfare Organization. Purposeful sampling was performed with maximum variation. All interviews were transcribed verbatim and data were analysed using the Strauss and Corbin 2008. The study continued until data saturation occurred.RESULTSThe analysis of the data led to the extraction of 2067 codes, 25 subcategories and 8 main categories. The study findings appeared in 4 main categories for barriers and 4 main categories for facilitators. Barrier categories include non-supportive community, unprotected interactions between family, person and self-disability. Facilitating categories includes flexible environment, supportive programs, emancipated family and individual competencies.CONCLUSIONSThere are barriers and facilitators to the process of emancipation, the most important of which are individual factors. So individual motivational interventions with physical disabilities can be effective in achieving the emancipation process.