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Garrels, Veerle; Sigstad, Hanne Marie Høybråten – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2021
Background: Persons with intellectual disability remain largely excluded from the labour market in the Nordic countries. A review of the existing knowledge base may inform policymakers who try to address this challenge. Method: The study uses a scoping review of 23 articles to summarize three decades of research on employment for persons with…
Descriptors: Supported Employment, Labor Market, Inclusion, Intellectual Disability
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Dolva, Anne-Stine; Kollstad, Marit; Kleiven, Jo – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2019
Background: A first generation of adolescents with Down syndrome have grown up in Norway's inclusive society. This study explored their friendships and social leisure participation, mainly as it is reflected through their subjective experience. Method: The analysis is based on qualitative interviews and observations of 22 teens aged 17 years.…
Descriptors: Down Syndrome, Inclusion, Friendship, Leisure Time
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Ingvaldsen, Anne Kristin; Balandin, Susan – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2011
Background: Concepts of inclusion and participation are at the core of both international and Norwegian policy for people with intellectual disability. The aim of this study was to identify senior centre users' views of the barriers and solutions to the inclusion of seniors with intellectual disability in community senior centres. Method: Thirty…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Community Programs, Focus Groups, Inclusion