Abstract
With the Covid-19 Pandemic,
which deeply affects the whole World, the increase in digital inequalities that
have become more visible and even turned out a new obstacle itself is the
starting point of this research. In this context, the main problem of the research
is that with the Covid-19 Pandemic, digital inequalities have become a new
field in the struggle with the difficulties experienced by disabled people. The
main purpose of this study is to reveal that the experiences of some
professional basketball players with disabilities in the Pandemic process mean
for them along with digital inequality. In this research based on Grounded
Theory methodology, selective coding was done after open and axial coding. In
the selective coding phase of the study, based on the statements of the
participants, it was decided that the core concept was 'accessibility'. Because
it has been observed that individuals with disabilities have limited access to
both social and digital life, so their life experiences gradually separate from
the society and lead to their isolation. As the last stage of the Grounded
Theory, the disabled are narrated through the sailing ship, the pandemic wind
and digitalization through the sea metaphor.
