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Employer Perspectives on Hiring Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities: A Case Study from Serbia
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Direct linkBiljana Milanovic-Dobrota; Sara Jelic; Nataša Buha; Mirjana Japundža-Milisavljevic – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2025
Background: Individuals with intellectual disabilities have the lowest employment rates amongst all disability types, despite available job opportunities. Employer bias is a significant barrier to their workforce participation. This research examines employers' opinions towards hiring individuals with intellectual disabilities in Serbia. Method:…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Intellectual Disability, Employer Attitudes, Employees
Manktelow, Nicholas; Chadwick, Darren D.; Brewster, Stephanie; Tilly, Liz – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2023
Background: People with intellectual disabilities' voting rate within the United Kingdom remains significantly below the population average despite government enacted voting promotion measures. No published academic literature directly involves people with intellectual disabilities when considering their UK general election experiences -- this…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Attitudes, Experience, Voting
Sue Caton; Chris Hatton; Jill Bradshaw; Andrew Jahoda; Rosemary Kelly; Roseann Maguire; Edward Oloidi; Laurence Taggart; Stuart Todd; Richard P. Hastings; the Coronavirus and People with Learning Disabilities Study Team – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2024
Background: People with intellectual disabilities commonly experience multiple barriers to 'going out'. Aims: This paper explores what barriers prevented people from going out, and if the extent and nature of going out changed over time for people with intellectual disabilities as the COVID-19 pandemic progressed. Methods: Data are drawn from a…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, COVID-19, Pandemics, Foreign Countries
Santinele Martino, Alan – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2022
Background: A limited number of studies have explored religion's role in the intimate lives of adults with intellectual disabilities. This paper illustrates how religion, both of disabled people and those around them (e.g., family members, support workers), can shape the attitudes and experiences of disabled people toward sexuality. Method: This…
Descriptors: Religious Factors, Intimacy, Adults, Intellectual Disability
Zaagsma, Miriam; Koning, Mark H. M.; Volkers, Karin M.; Schippers, Alice P.; Hove, Geert – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2022
Background: Professional support for people with intellectual disabilities is increasingly provided remotely. This study explores what support staff of the Dutch remote support service DigiContact experience as distinctive aspects of their job as a remote support professional. Method: Semi-structured interviews were held with 10 DigiContact…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Caregivers, Work Environment, Work Experience
Dorsman, Naomi I.; Waninge, Aly; van der Schans, Cees P.; Luijkx, Jorien; Van der Putten, Annette A. J. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2023
Background: Adult siblings are important in the lives of individuals with profound intellectual disabilities, especially as parents age. However, little is known about the roles they assume. Method: We examined these roles among 58 participants from the Netherlands, who completed an online questionnaire. Results: Most participants (89.7%) assumed…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adults, Siblings, Severe Intellectual Disability
Caroline Kassee; Patrick Jachyra; Vijitha Mahalingam; Ami Tint; Hsiang-Yuan Lin; Stephanie H. Ameis; Adriana Di Martino; Yona Lunsky; Meng-Chuan Lai – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2024
Purpose: Understanding the experiences of people with developmental disabilities during the initial period of COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: Individuals with developmental disabilities and their caregivers completed baseline and up to five follow-up online surveys using the CRISIS-AFAR measures, between July 2020 and September 2021. We used…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, COVID-19, Pandemics, Developmental Disabilities
Deb, Shoumitro; Limbu, Bharati; Nancarrow, Tom; Gerrard, David; Shankar, Rohit – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2023
Background: Overprescribing of off-licence psychotropic medications, particularly antipsychotics, for challenging behaviours in people with intellectual disabilities without a psychiatric disorder is a significant public health concern. In the United Kingdom, the National Health Service England launched an initiative in 2016, 'STopping…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Psychiatry, Experience, Adults
Madelaine Carter; Nicole Bobbette; Sabrina Campanella; Yona Lunsky – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2025
Background: Workers in the intellectual disability sector encounter significant work-related stress impacting their mental health. This study explores the barriers faced by these workers when accessing mental health support during the pandemic. Methods: 1831 surveys were completed by intellectual disability support workers from Ontario, Canada…
Descriptors: Employees, Intellectual Disability, Barriers, Mental Health
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
Pendl, Dominik; Glatz, Mathieu; Gasteiger-Klicpera, Barbara – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2024
Background: In Austria, due to its history, only relatively little research on the topic of intellectual disabilities and dementia has been conducted to date. The present study thus aims to explore the challenges and tasks currently facing formal caregivers, together with assessing their wishes for further development. Methods: Ten semi-structured…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Caregivers, Intellectual Disability, Dementia
Elisa Vigna; Andrea Meek; Stephen Beyer – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2024
Background: The study reports the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdowns on jobs for people with intellectual disabilities and autism. The study focuses on the impact of the first and the fire-break lockdowns and the actions taken to support young people. Method: Data was collected from the cohort of young people currently working in Wales,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Youth, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Intellectual Disability
Werner, Shirli; Holler, Roni – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2024
Background: People with intellectual disabilities have the right to live in the community. As social workers have an important role in decisions regarding residential settings, this study examined their recommendations regarding residential living arrangements of individuals with intellectual disabilities. Method: Using a factorial survey approach…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Work, Caseworkers, Intellectual Disability
Kimberly J. Cheah; Vivienne Riches; Vimallan Manokara – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2024
Background: Despite various government initiatives, people with disabilities all over the world face some degree of hindrance when they try to contribute to society. Aim: This project sought to give voice to and understand the perceptions and experiences of persons with disabilities in Singapore when contributing to society through volunteerism…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adults, Disabilities, Volunteers
Vaccarino, Franco; Vaccarino, Zandra; Armstrong, Duncan; Borkin, Edward; Hewitt, Alexandra; Oswin, Andrew; Quick, Caroline; Smith, Erin; Glew, Averill – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2023
Background: Individuals with Down syndrome are particularly vulnerable to COVID-19 because they are recognised as significantly immunocompromised. Yet their voices regarding their lived experiences of pandemic lockdowns have not been sought or heard. Aim: This study aims to describe the lived experiences of people with Down syndrome during the…
Descriptors: Down Syndrome, COVID-19, Pandemics, At Risk Persons
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