The phrase "barriers to accessibility" is correct and commonly used in written English.
It refers to obstacles or hindrances that prevent someone from easily accessing or using something. Example: "The lack of wheelchair ramps and elevators in the building creates barriers to accessibility for individuals with physical disabilities."
The qualitative data reported in this paper were extracted from within a larger, original study that was conducted to examine the effects of Ghana's free maternal healthcare policy on women's maternity care seeking experience, equity of access, and barriers to accessibility and utilization of maternal and newborn healthcare services [ 2– 6].
The qualitative data reported in this paper are part of a larger, original study that the author conducted to examine the effects of Ghana's free maternal healthcare policy on women's maternity care seeking experience, equity of access, and barriers to accessibility and utilisation of maternal and newborn healthcare services.
The qualitative data reported in this paper were extracted from within a larger, original study that the authors conducted to examine the effects of Ghana's free maternal healthcare policy on women's maternity care seeking experience, equity of access, and barriers to accessibility and utilization of maternal and newborn healthcare services.
The House of Representatives passed H.R. 620, which would decimate a provision in the 30-year-old Americans with Disabilities Act that provides access to public accommodations, giving businesses nearly infinite time to remedy barriers to accessibility.
Under the settlement, in the form of a consent decree, the Met has agreed to install additional wheelchair seating, raised letter or Braille signs and accessible drinking fountains, renovate its restrooms and concession stands and eliminate barriers to accessibility in its elevators.
In 1990, when Congress passed the Americans With Disabilities Act and placed new obligations on state governments to remove barriers to accessibility, the Supreme Court's revival of interest in states' rights still lay a few years in the future.
However, allocating public transit resources in an equitable manner is not only related to travel time, but also related to the out-of-pocket cost of transit, which can represent a major barrier to accessibility for many disadvantaged groups.
The remedies provided by Section III of the ADA include removal of the barrier to accessibility (injunctive relief) and attorney's fees for the plaintiff — which makes sense, as those with disabilities and disabling medical conditions should not have to foot the bill for vindicating their rights.
Elsewhere, other researchers have drawn attention to bad quality care as a barrier to accessibility and utilization of skilled care services in low-income countries [ 30, 31].
For these women, the limited privacy within the health facility setting and the way in which caregivers ignored this crucial aspect of care was an important barrier to accessibility and utilisation of skilled care services.
Where language incongruence was identified as the major barrier to accessibility (n = 3), the failure to communicate limited the woman's ability to explain her health concerns to the care provider or from being forthcoming about additional care she had received elsewhere.
