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Exploring Experiential Elements, Strategies and Outcomes of Quality Participation for Children with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: A Systematic Scoping Review
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Bruno, Natasha; Richardson, Alanna; Kauffeldt, Kaitlyn D.; Tomasone, Jennifer R.; Arbour-Nicitopoulos, Kelly; Latimer-Cheung, Amy E. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2022
Objective: Quality participation, defined as satisfying and enjoyable involvement, is one of the most valued life outcomes for children with intellectual and developmental disabilities. To broaden understandings of quality participation, our review explored participation experiences of children with intellectual and developmental disabilities.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Developmental Disabilities, Children, Intellectual Disability
Rights for All? Living Conditions and (De)Citizenship of Adults with Intellectual and Complex Disabilities in Portugal
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Pinto, Paula Campos; Fontes, Fernando; Neca, Patrícia; Bento, Sofia; Alves, Joana Pimentel – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2023
Background: In 2009, Portugal ratified the UN CRPD and a turn to a rights-based approach in disability law and policy has intensified since. It thus becomes important to understand whether these legal changes are furthering the social inclusion of adults with intellectual and complex disabilities. Method: Questionnaires were applied to a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Civil Rights, Citizenship, Adults
Belonging through Sport Participation for Young Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: A Scoping Review
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Zhao, Winnie Mai; Thirumal, Kirtana; Renwick, Rebecca; DuBois, Denise – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2021
Background: Research suggests that sport facilitates belonging for diverse athletes. This scoping review characterizes literature on sport participation and belonging for young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Materials and Methods: A search of five databases identified 17,497 articles. Selected articles (N = 39) underwent…
Descriptors: Athletics, Young Adults, Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities
An Exploration of the Participation of People with Intellectual Disabilities in Research--A Structured Interview Survey
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Frankena, Tessa Kim; Naaldenberg, Jenneken; Bekkema, Nienke; Schrojenstein Lantman-de Valk, Henny J. M.; Cardol, Mieke; Leusink, Geraline – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2018
Background: Even though participation of people with intellectual disabilities in research is increasingly common, there is little insight into how many people with intellectual disabilities participate, their motivations to participate and their interests regarding study results. Method: Five questions were added to the Panel Living Together…
Descriptors: Participatory Research, Inclusion, Intellectual Disability, Participation
Enabling Integration in Sports for Adolescents with Intellectual Disabilities
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Grandisson, Marie; Tetreault, Sylvie; Freeman, Andrew R. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2012
Background: Promoting the health and social participation of adolescents with intellectual disability is important as they are particularly vulnerable to encountering difficulties in those areas. Integration of these individuals in integrated sports is one strategy to address this issue. Methods: The main objective of this study was to gain a…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Adolescents, Inclusion, Mainstreaming
"If We Are Going to Include Them We Have to Do It before We Die": Norwegian Seniors' Views of Including Seniors with Intellectual Disability in Senior Centres
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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