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Personal lifestyle preferences of people with an intellectual disability
- Authors:
- NEUMAYER Robert, BLEASDALE Michael
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 21(2), June 1996, pp.91-114.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This research attempts to understand the preferences, viewpoints and values people with intellectual disability may have regarding certain aspects of their lives, and how their perceptions relate to service policy and delivery. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with people with an intellectual disability. The intent of the qualitative interviews was to obtain the values, views and preferences of the participants in regard to four major areas of their lives, being divided into home, work, leisure and relationships. Results of the interviews showed that some of the lifestyle conditions and preferences of people with an intellectual disability were not being fully met for addressed in relation to the principles and values of some programming philosophies adopted by various professional service provider organisations.