Cet article propose une description et une analyse critique du processus de recherche participative mis en oeuvre au sein du projet Habitats, milieux de vie et participation sociale des aînés . L’analyse critique met l’accent sur des conditions favorables à la réussite de ce processus, sur des difficultés rencontrées au cours de la mise en oeuvre du projet Habitats et sur des solutions pour les surmonter. Le projet Habitats a suscité des retombées locales et a inspiré d’autres projets de recherche qui permettront d’approfondir des réalités liées à l’habitat, aux milieux de vie et à la participation sociale des aînés.
Purpose: The Inclusive Society partnership research model aims to promote change in society for people with disabilities by supporting research teams composed of researchers and partner organizations. The objective of this article is to identify the strengths and limitations of this research model.Material and methods: An autoethnography approach was used. Thematic analysis of four methods was undertaken: semi-directed interviews with members of the research teams funded by Inclusive Society (researchers, partners), a focus group with the Inclusive Society's intersectoral collaboration agents, their logbooks, and Inclusive Society's annual reports.Results: Strengths and limitations of the Inclusive Society model were identified through their networking activities, the role and support of the intersectoral collaboration agents and the partnership research program.Conclusions: Networking activities are an essential element of Inclusive Society. They are indispensable for composing intersectoral research teams that will work on answering needs of people with disabilities. Intersectoral collaboration agents are also a strength of the model, but their role could be clarified to better frame what tasks are in their scope of practice and what the research teams could ask from them. Finally, the research program eligibility criteria could be improved to support, among others, the projects' appropriation phases.
The article describes the process of developing a practical guide rooted in a participatory action study conducted at the Compagnie des jeunes retraités du Plateau to promote the inclusion of members with disabilities. The four phases were carried out by a committee made up of members of the organizations as well as researchers: (1) documentation of personal and environmental factors that may affect the participation of seniors with disabilities; (2) the design of inclusive measures concerning orientations, awareness, reception, and organization of activities; (3) conducting pilot projects to test these inclusive measures; and (4) the development of a practical handbook. The result combines knowledge, know-how, and skills to equip leaders and members of organizations that deal with seniors so that they may work toward the full participation of not only people with disabilities, but also those who are likely to be ostracized for other reasons.
