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Adulthood and people with mental handicaps: report of a research project
- Author:
- WALMSLEY Jan
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Handicap Research, 4(2), 1991, pp.141-154.
- Publisher:
- BIMH Publications
Describes a small project which used research interviews to discover the meaning of adulthood to the research participants, five adults with mental handicaps. The project set out to design a research process which would respect their status as adults. The paper focuses on the research process, and the merits and difficulties of the approach are discussed in the context of research methodologies which emphasise the need to redress the power imbalance inherent in more traditional methods.
“… but if you're afraid of things, how are you meant to belong?” What belonging means to people with intellectual disabilities?
- Authors:
- STRNADOV Iva, JOHNSON Kelley, WALMSLEY Jan
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 31(6), 2018, pp.1091-1102.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Background: A policy commitment to social inclusion has brought about some positive changes in the lives of people with intellectual disabilities; yet many also continue to experience social isolation, poverty and abuse. The authors introduce a framework for belonging from the literature and then present a study exploring the views of people with intellectual disabilities about belonging. These are discussed in relation to the framework identified from the literature. Method: Three focus groups with 24 participants with intellectual disabilities were conducted in New South Wales and Victoria (Australia). The authors used inductive content analysis to identify four meanings of belonging: (i) belonging in relation to place, (ii) as being part of a community, (iii) as having relationships and (iv) as identity. Also discussed are commonly experienced barriers to belonging identified by participants. Conclusions: Implications for policy, service provision and practice are discussed. (Publisher abstract)