2013 Volume 48 Issue 3 Pages 423-428
This paper analyses frequencies of activity participation of wheel chair users and their potential needs for those frequencies in real space and cyber space focusing on daily shopping and private communications. For daily shopping, 3 types of activities are investigated: going shopping by themselves, asking someone to go shopping and e-shopping in cyber space. For private communications, 4 types of activities are considered: meeting outside, meeting at home, talking by telephone and e-mailing. One of the findings is that wheelchair users who need helper do not frequently go shopping and tend to depend on someone's shopping activities compared to abled persons. On the other hand, their need for increased frequency of participating in shopping activities in real and cyber space are high. The other finding is that wheelchair users who need helper and who cannot use private car do not frequently participate in activities in both real and cyber space.
