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Winterbotham, Sonya; Knight, Bob G.; Preez, Jan – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2023
Background: Through the filtering of information, the creation, and reinforcement of stereotypes, media moulds attitudes and set agendas on critical social issues including public policy and disability. Methods: This study explored Australian media representations of the care of people with intellectual disability during a crucial period in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Intellectual Disability, Mass Media, Mass Media Effects
Sumithra Murthy; Sarah Parker Harris; Kelly Hsieh – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2024
Background: Despite the enactment of disability laws/policies in India, research shows that caregivers of adults with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities experience inadequate formal supports/services due to dissemination barriers and lack of awareness about them. To address discrepancy between caregivers' support needs and the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities, Caregivers
Lines, Jason; Combes, Helen; Richards, Ruth – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2021
Background: Some adults with intellectual disabilities need support to access the Internet. This study explores how support workers understand their role in facilitating Internet access for intimate relationships. Method: Eight support workers in the West Midlands of the UK were interviewed face-to-face, using semi-structured interviews and a…
Descriptors: Adults, Intellectual Disability, Internet, Caregiver Role
Collings, Susan; Dew, Angela; Dowse, Leanne – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2018
Background: Planners will engage with people with cognitive disability and complex support needs in the Australian National Disability Insurance Scheme, but the specific skills needed to build sustainable plans with this group are not yet known. Method: A qualitative study was conducted to explore the barriers and facilitators to planning with…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Qualitative Research, Focus Groups, Barriers
McConkey, Roy; Kelly, Fionnola; Craig, Sarah; Keogh, Fiona – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2018
Background: Ireland has a growing population of adult persons living with family carers, thereby increasing the demand for residential places. Simultaneously, government policy aimed to reprovision residents living in congregated settings but at a time when funding was curtailed due to the economic crisis. This study examines the movements of…
Descriptors: Adults, Financial Support, Intellectual Disability, Databases
Williams, Val; Porter, Sue – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2017
Background: This paper questions consumerist assumptions in current English social care policy and aims to look behind the processes of personalization to interrogate what "choice and control" means in the lives of a diverse group of people with intellectual disabilities. Methods: Data were from multiple interviews and direct practice…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Public Policy, Intellectual Disability, Interviews
Nieto, Cristina; Moriña, Anabel – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2019
In this study, we analyse the characteristics that define an ideal school, from the perspective of people with intellectual disabilities. we carried out an inclusive research qualitative study with 36 Spanish adults with intellectual disabilities. Information from individual interviews about educational inclusion was summarized on to notecards,…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Adults, Interviews, Inclusion
Glover, Gyles – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2015
Background: Statements or commitments making use of numbers have an important place in government policy. They appear at all stages of the policy process: campaigning, formulation, monitoring and evaluation. Many types of sources are involved including research studies, national survey information, routine operational data collections and special…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Public Policy, Evidence, Policy Formation
Dillenburger, Karola; McKerr, Lyn; Jordan, Julie Ann; Devine, Paula; Keenan, Mickey – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2015
Background: Children with autism spectrum disorder are increasingly educated in mainstream classrooms in the United Kingdom (Wilkinson & Twist, "Autism and Educational Assessment: UK Policy and Practice." NFER, Slough, 2010), and some employers are now specifically seeking out staff on the autism spectrum. Does that mean that we are…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Surveys, Children
Johnson, Kelley; Minogue, Gerard; Hopklins, Rob – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2014
Background: While inclusive research has become an important stream in research with people with intellectual disabilities, there is a tension between the possibly empowering research process and the strength of the research itself to make social change happen. In this paper, we explore the contribution of two inclusive qualitative research…
Descriptors: Participatory Research, Inclusion, Qualitative Research, Sexuality
Deveau, Roy; McGill, Peter – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2009
Background: Perceived problems around the use of physical intervention (PI) to manage challenging behaviour have led to UK initiatives to encourage policy development and accredited training. However, information on PI use and the impact of these initiatives remains limited. Method: Adult residential services within an English region were sent a…
Descriptors: Intervention, Mental Retardation, Adults, Behavior Problems
Mansell, Jim; Ritchie, Fiona; Dyer, Ricinda – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2010
Background: As institutions for people with intellectual disabilities have been replaced with community services, health care provision has developed to provide assessment and treatment, low and medium secure units for people with challenging behaviour or mental health problems. These include both public and private sector provision. Little is…
Descriptors: Health Services, Community Services, Private Sector, Mental Retardation
Wilkinson, Penny; McGill, Peter – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2009
Background: Media representation of people with intellectual disabilities may contribute to general perceptions held about them and reflect changes in policy and service provision. Materials and Methods: Articles from "The Guardian" newspaper in 2001 were analysed and compared to a previous analysis of material published in 1983.…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Autism, Down Syndrome, Foreign Countries
Nachshen, Jennifer S.; Martin-Storey, Alexa; Campisi, Lisa; Stack, Dale; Schwartzman, Alex; Serbin, Lisa – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2009
Background: Previous research on psychiatric and health disparities according to level of cognitive functioning has focused on adults within an American healthcare context. The current study compares children with and without cognitive and developmental delays in Quebec, Canada, using physician billing data from a longitudinal study of low-income,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Developmental Delays, Public Health, Public Policy
Lunsky, Y.; Garcin, N.; Morin, D.; Cobigo, V.; Bradley, E. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2007
Background: People with intellectual disabilities are known to have a high prevalence of mental health problems but few studies have considered how such mental health problems are addressed in Canada. The purpose of the present study was to document both the range of mental health services available to individuals with intellectual disabilities…
Descriptors: Health Services, Mental Retardation, Mental Health Programs, Mental Health
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