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Neighbourhood and community experience, and the quality of life of rural adolescents with and without an intellectual disability
- Authors:
- PRETTY Grace, RAPLEY Mark, BRAMSTON Paul
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 27(2), June 2002, pp.106-116.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Community integration has long been acknowledged as a foundational goal of community-based care for young people with an intellectual disability. This study reports a comparative analysis of awareness and usage of community facilities; lifestyle habits such as shopping, leisure and sport participation; perceptions of neighbourhood environments and subjective quality of life of matched groups of adolescents in rural Australia, with and without a mild intellectual disability. The results identify community usage and lifestyle patterns typical of adolescents in rural towns, with no significant differences noted on any measure between those with and those without an intellectual disability. The discussion promotes the inclusion of community factors such as sense of belonging to, and experiences in, one"s "ordinary community" when investigating community integration of adolescents with a disability.