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From Social Exclusion to Supported Inclusion: Adults with Intellectual Disability Discuss Their Lived Experiences of a Structured Social Group
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Wilson, Nathan J.; Jaques, Hayden; Johnson, Amanda; Brotherton, Michelle L. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2017
Background: People with intellectual disability often have few friends and experience social exclusion. Recognising this gap, supported social groups with the aim of inclusion and interdependence were created by a supported employment provider. Methods: Interviews were undertaken with 10 adults with intellectual disability exploring their lived…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Adults, Social Isolation, Social Support Groups
Self-advocacy as a Means to Positive Identities for People with Intellectual Disability: "We Just Help Them, Be Them Really"
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Anderson, Sian; Bigby, Christine – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2017
Background: Stigma attached to having an intellectual disability has negative implications for the social identities and inclusion of people with intellectual disability. Aim: The study explored the effects of membership of independent self-advocacy groups on the social identity of people with intellectual disability. Method: Using a…
Descriptors: Social Bias, Self Advocacy, Intellectual Disability, Grounded Theory
The Balancing Act: Meeting the Needs of All Children Including an Adolescent with Disabilities
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Koch, Cecelia; Mayes, Rachel – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2012
Background: The aim of this study was to explore parents' experiences and strategies used when meeting the needs of all their children, including an adolescent with disabilities. Materials and methods: A qualitative study design was employed. The study was conducted in two phases. (i) Secondary analysis of ecocultural interviews with 12…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Siblings, Parent Attitudes, Mental Retardation
Enabling Self-Determination for Older Workers with Intellectual Disabilities in Supported Employment in Australia
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McDermott, Shannon; Edwards, Robyn – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2012
Background: Promoting self-determination is recognized to be an essential element of disability service provision; however, the extent to which older people with intellectual disability working in supported employment are enabled to make intentional decisions about retirement is not well understood. Methods: This research explored the views of…
Descriptors: Supported Employment, Retirement, Mental Retardation, Foreign Countries