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- Authors:
- HATTON Chris, AZMI Sabiha, CAINE Amanda
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 10.7.97, 1997, pp.30-31.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Reports on new research which shows that few culturally sensitive services exist for Asian adults with learning difficulties and their families - despite policy commitments to provide them.
Listening to adolescents and adults with intellectual disabilities from South Asian communities
- Authors:
- AZMI Sabiha, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 10(3), 1997, pp.250-263.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Describes a study of twenty-one South Asian adolescents and adults with intellectual disabilities who were interviewed regarding eight areas of their lives: accommodation, individual support, day services, service support, social and recreational activities, friendships and relationships, ethnic and racial identity, and racism stigma. All interviews were coded for user satisfaction with these aspects of their lives, and content-analysed to draw out relevant themes. Concludes that double discrimination includes a lack of culturally appropriate services, limited friendships and closer relationships, and a lack of meaningful leisure activities. Implications of these findings for services are discussed.